Is there hereditary prostate cancer?

Is there hereditary prostate cancer? Many people have the question of whether prostate cancer has a family hereditary tendency. Nowadays, people have to withstand tremendous pressure to survive in society. However, the increase in diseases has also caused considerable pressure on people's daily activities, a double blow to the mind and body. If you want to completely avoid these phenomena, you must have a deep understanding of the disease.

Prostate cancer is the most deadly disease among men. As a malignant tumor, its incidence rate will increase with age, which will in turn affect men's health. So, is prostate cancer really hereditary? There are many causes of prostate cancer, but the exact cause is still not very clear. Although through a large number of epidemiological surveys, many people have also proposed the view that prostate cancer is related to genetic factors, but this statement is still very vague and has not been confirmed. At present, there is no sufficient evidence to show that the next generation suffers from prostate cancer because of inheritance from the previous generation, especially in the case of prostate cancer inheritance in direct relatives. It is even rarer.

Experts pointed out that although this is true, from the perspective of tumor genetics research, prostate cancer is still classified as a familial cancer. There is a phenomenon of prostate cancer clustering in some families. There may be two reasons for this phenomenon. One is that it may be affected by genetic factors, and the other may be a common living habit and environment. People in the family are also subject to the same external interference and carcinogenic factors. Compared with some countries, the incidence of prostate cancer in my country is still relatively low, and there are no reports that "prostate cancer is hereditary." Of course, this does not deny that prostate cancer has a tendency to be inherited in the family to a certain extent.

Of course, we also remind you: in the absence of confirmation of this fact, everyone should still maintain a high degree of vigilance in daily life. If there is a family history of prostate cancer, descendants should not panic and try to change their living environment and lifestyle. If there is any abnormality in their body, go to the hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible, and seek timely treatment if any condition is found to ensure early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment.