Different cancers have different risk factors, among those some can be altered, like smoking while some others cannot be altered, like age and family history. In the similar way there are various risk factors that can trigger the growth of prostate cancer cells.
1. Age: The risk of prostate cancer is high in men above 40, but the risk even increases in men above 50. Every 2 out of 3 prostate cancers are among the men over 65.
2. Family history: The growth of prostate cancer cells runs in some families with a history of this cancer. Having the immediate brother, or father with this disease can even double the risk of developing. The risk is even higher in individuals with more affected relatives.
3. Genes: Several studies have found that changes in inherited genes can even increase the risk of prostate cancer. Some type of inherited gene changes can increase the risk of getting more than one cancer type. For instance, BRCA1 or BRCA2 are the causes of ovarian and breast cancer in women, this gene can also be linked to prostate cancer.
4. Diet: Still the precise role of diet changes in prostate cancer is not yet clear. But, studies showed about several diet factors. Men who take high fat dairy product and lot of red meat have higher risk of developing prostate cancer cells. Also, consuming higher levels of calcium can even increase the risk.
5. Prostatitis: Studies proved that prostatitis, which is the inflammation of prostate gland can be linked to the cancer risk. Often inflammation is observed in samples of prostate tissues that also have cancer.
6. Sexually transmitted diseases: Some sexually transmitted diseases can cause inflammation of prostate, which increase the risk of cancer.
7. Smoking: According to the recent study, smoking linked to a small increase in the risk of death from prostate cancer.
8. Black Men: Black men have higher risk of developing prostate cancer cells than men from some other races. In black men, this disease is more likely to be aggressive or advanced. This difference might be due to a mixture of inherited genes and environmental factors.
9. Bowel cancer: Studies showed that men who are diagnosed with colon cancer have higher risk of developing prostate cancer because both have a common faulty gene.
10. Vasectomy: Men who have had vasectomy may have slightly higher risk of developing this type of cancer. It is a procedure of male sterilization and permanent birth control.
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