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Improve Male Health: Preventing Prostate and Testicular Cancer

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Though the leading cause of death for men in the UK is still heart disease, a number of male-specific cancers have become increasingly prevalent over the past few decades. In this article we are going to take a look at two of the scariest types of cancer that affect men: prostate and testicular cancer.

Currently, prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in the UK. According to the most recent numbers, one in every six men will be told that they have prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Fortunately, the disease is not a death sentence, as survival rates presently stand at well over eighty per cent.

Another common kind of cancer for men in the UK is testicular cancer. Though the disease only accounted for about 1 per cent of all cancer cases in the UK last year, that doesn’t make it any easier. Just as the treatment for breast cancer often involves a surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the removal of a breast, a malignant testicle will often have to be removed as well. But before we reach that point, how can we improve male health ?

Well, one of the reasons why men who are diagnosed with testicular cancer have such high survival rates (over ninety per cent) is because the testicles are on the outside of the body. And all a man has to do to check for testicular cancer is to palpate his testicles to see if there are any lumps or new growths. If there are, he should consult a doctor immediately.

Prostate cancer, on the other hand, is a bit more difficult to detect, which may be why more men die from it. It is also a fact that prostate cancer is one of the few cancers that is often without symptoms. Therefore, men must visit their doctors and request a blood test or a rectal exam to check for prostate cancer. According to most medical professionals, men over fifty should have their prostates checked at least once a year.