What causes prostate cancer

Current research shows that prostate cancer may be related to the patient's age, eating habits, genetics, and gene mutations. Generally speaking, the incidence of prostate cancer is higher in people over the age of 65, and is rare in people under the age of 45. If a family has a direct relative who has prostate cancer, his own chance of developing prostate cancer will double. If there are two people with prostate cancer, his prostate cancer incidence may triple.

Another reason is related to diet and high-fat, high-protein diet. We know that in Europe and the United States, the incidence of prostate cancer ranks first, and the mortality rate ranks second. Current research shows that it may be related to diet, because Europeans and Americans like high-fat, high-protein diets, and we know that Chinese people mainly rely on carbohydrates, so the incidence of prostate cancer is relatively low. Of course, another reason is the problem of gene mutation. There are some mutations in key genes. Many medical centers at home and abroad are conducting large-scale research to find out the differences in gene mutations in the incidence of prostate cancer in Europe, the United States, Asia and China. I believe that in the near future, in the era of precision medicine, we should be able to find some key genes to prevent or treat prostate cancer.