British man imitates Jolie by removing prostate to prevent cancer. Removing prostate does not prevent cancer

After American Hollywood star Angelina Jolie had her breasts removed because of a "defective gene", a man in London, England also chose to have his prostate removed because of a gene defect that could easily cause cancer.

The 53-year-old man was reportedly told he had a defect in his BRCA2 gene after participating in a clinical trial at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. Angelina Jolie was found to have a defect in her BRCA1 gene, which gave her an 87% chance of developing breast cancer. The medical community believes that the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are most closely related to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But recent studies have shown that they are also closely related to prostate cancer.

The report said that because prostate removal surgery can cause infertility and sexual dysfunction, doctors initially refused to perform the surgery on him. But later, the man's prostate biopsy showed microscopic malignant changes, and doctors decided to accept his request, becoming the world's first case of prostate removal. It is reported that there are as many as 41,000 new cases of prostate cancer in the UK each year.

But in fact, even if the prostate is removed, it is still possible to get prostate cancer. When diagnosing symptoms such as prostate hyperplasia, in order to preserve the continuity of the urinary tract, generally only the hyperplastic gland is removed, and the outer membrane is preserved, just like peeling an orange, only the orange flesh is removed, and the orange peel must be preserved. Prostate cancer is prone to occur in the outer membrane, which means that having a prostatectomy does not mean that you will not get cancer.

Therefore, patients who have undergone prostate surgery should also see a specialist regularly. Most prostate cancers can be detected through digital rectal examination and serum prostate-specific antigen (pSA) diagnosis.

As for whether prostate hyperplasia progresses to prostate cancer, from the perspective of pathological anatomy, benign prostate hyperplasia is mostly the prostate tissue surrounding the urethra, while prostate cancer is mostly found in the peripheral tissue of the prostate. This shows that the two have different mechanisms of occurrence and generally do not transform into each other.

Removing the prostate to prevent cancer is not reliable, this is the only reliable way to prevent cancer:

1. Exercise more

Strengthen physical exercise to improve local blood circulation and enhance the body's immunity against disease and cancer.

2. Live a regular life and pay attention to personal hygiene

Pay attention to living in moderation, control sexual desire, and have sex in moderation to avoid prostate hyperplasia and hypertrophy. At the same time, pay attention to personal hygiene, wash your external genitalia regularly, and your spouse should also pay attention to genital hygiene to prevent bacteria hidden in the external genitals from entering the male urethra, invading the prostate, and causing prostate cancer.

3. Eat in moderation and quit smoking and drinking

Tobacco and alcohol are important risk factors for prostate cancer. To prevent prostate cancer, you must quit smoking and drinking. At the same time, you must pay attention to a reasonable diet, eat less spicy and irritating foods, and reduce the intake of unsaturated fatty acids. Constipation may aggravate the symptoms of prostate swelling. You should eat more vegetables and fruits, eat some coarse grains, keep your bowels open, and reduce the occurrence of constipation.

4. Prevent and treat urinary tract infections

Preventing urinary tract infections and reducing the occurrence of benign diseases such as prostate hyperplasia are effective measures to prevent prostate cancer. Drink more water and urinate more. Frequent flushing of the urethra with urine helps discharge secretions of prostate cancer to prevent infection.