About half of men 50 years of age suffer from an enlarged prostate. When not caused by cancer, it’s called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). The condition causes urination problems. The proportion of sufferers increases to about 80% at age 70. So it’s a very common problem. The good news is that enlarged prostate risk is …
Are alcohol drinking and prostate cancer linked? If so, exactly how? Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer in men. And it’s the second leading cause of cancer death. Study Researchers studied alcohol drinking and prostate cancer risk. To do so, they used data from 11,372 males in the Finnish Twin Cohort. The …
What is “Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms”? Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) refers to a group of urinary tract symptoms that affect both men and women. They used to be called prostatitis or prostatism. Common signs of LUTS include these. Frequent urination. Urgent urination. Painful urination. Frequent urination at night. Weak stream. Irregular or hesitating stream. …
