Obese people should be careful about prostate cancer

Among prostate diseases, prostate cancer is the most harmful. The symptoms of early prostate cancer are not obvious. As the disease progresses, some urination problems such as difficulty urinating and urinary incontinence will appear. Late-stage prostate cancer poses a great threat to the patient's life, so it is very important to do a good job in preventing prostate cancer, especially for obese people.

The researchers studied 194 men with prostate cancer and an equal number of men being treated for noncancerous prostate enlargement, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BpH). They found that while simply being overweight did not necessarily increase the risk of prostate cancer, obesity still increased the risk by 2.5 times.

In this study, the researchers wanted to rule out certain confounding factors that have led to conflicting results from various studies, including age and race. All subjects were age-matched white men who were treated for prostate cancer at the same hospital. In Western countries, where obesity has reached epidemic levels, dietary changes and other public health measures that directly prevent obesity may reduce the likelihood of some of the other problems that obesity brings, including prostate cancer, the researchers said.

How to prevent obesity

Obese people are at high risk of prostate cancer, especially for middle-aged and elderly men. A scientific and reasonable diet structure, good eating habits, and beneficial physical activities are important measures to reduce obesity rates. We should strengthen publicity and education on obesity and behavioral intervention, increase the weight loss awareness of overweight and obese people, master scientific and effective weight loss methods, and prevent the occurrence of obesity and related diseases while improving living standards.

Obese people should control their weight in life, avoid eating high-calorie foods, and participate in some physical exercise appropriately, which will help prevent the occurrence of prostate cancer. In addition, once prostate symptoms appear, timely treatment should be sought to avoid worsening of the disease and inducing the occurrence of prostate cancer.