Men’ s Health: Natural health approaches for better prostate health
CHAPTER five
men ´ s health: understanding prostate changes
Prostate Health Awareness of prostate health is extremely important. There are a number of conditions that could affect the health of the prostate and care and maintenance should be the norm for all men. Unfortunately, many men avoid regular checkups or are reluctant to seek medical advice due to fear.
Globally, up to 85 % of men will develop some type of prostate-related health issue before they turn 60 years of age; this is a significant and worrying statistic which highlights the need for awareness. Certainly, cancer of the prostate is increasingly common. In the United States alone, there are over 200,000 new cases reported each year and in the UK, nearly 47,000 new cases are reported annually.
The aim of this chapter is to make men further understand prostate health and to eradicate common fears, replacing them with sound knowledge, including an awareness of testing and potential treatment.
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