Every year millions of people are dying due to cancer. Health experts have been expressing concern about the increasing risk of prostate cancer in men. Experts have expressed concern that cases of prostate cancer are increasing in men under the age of 50 in India. Every year a large number of people are dying due to this. The risk of this cancer has increased even more due to lifestyle and dietary disturbances.
Experts said that if this disease is identified early, it can be treated effectively. Cases of prostate cancer often grow slowly, so it is detected only when the cancer has grown significantly.
September is celebrated as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness about prostate cancer, which affects men the most around the world.
The risk is increasing in Indian men
This cancer, which develops in the prostate gland, usually affects older people. However, in the last few years, its risk is increasing even in younger people. Its cases are also increasing aggressively among young men in India. There has been a significant increase in prostate cancer cases in the age group below 50 years.
According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), prostate cancer was identified in about 37,948 Indian men in the year 2022. This is about three percent of the 14 lakh new cases of cancer recorded in the country this year.
What do health experts say?
Dr. Ashish Gupta, head of the 'Medical Oncology' department at a Delhi-based hospital, said about the increasing cases of prostate cancer in Indian men, 'Early detection can increase the survival rate of cancer patients. The biggest problem in India is its late detection.'
In the US, 80 percent of prostate cancer patients are diagnosed with the disease early, whereas here the cases of late diagnosis are only 20 percent. There is a need for special improvement in this direction in India.
Learn about prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is caused by the rapid growth of cells in the prostate gland, an important gland for the male reproductive system. It is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
Certain changes in DNA are believed to be the main cause of this cancer. People who have a family history of this problem have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Lifestyle disorders and obesity can also be a risk factor. The biggest concern of doctors is the inability to diagnose this cancer in time.
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