As bosom cancer is common in women above 45 years of age, so is prostate cancer in men above the age of 60.
Prostate cancer is a disease which affects only men and it affects the prostate -- a gland in the male reproductive system.
Statistics
by the National Cancer Registry estimate that one out of six men in the
world will be diagnosed with prostate cancer before their golden
jubilee.
Though statistics on this cancer is lacking in Nigeria,
experts say the incidence is increasing. So, there are odds that one
could have a father, grandfather, husband, brother or friend living with
this disease at any time.
But the cheering news is that, experts
say, it is preventable and treatable when detected early before
irreversible damage has been done to the prostate.