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Prostate-cancer in countries like Mexico, is the second most common cancer in men. According to data from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), this kind of disease is located after gastric and represents about 11.5 percent of all tumors that affect this genre.

The 5% of men over 50 will experience this carcinoma while 60 percent have hyperplasia, abnormal growth of the gland itself.

Many men are unaware that in Mexico are growing prostate diseases, same as, if not treated in time, mainly by cultural factors, can be fatal.

After the cancer, the most common diseases of this gland are prostatitis and obstructive prostatic hyperplasia. Usually, all most affect those who have exceeded the fourth decade of life.

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Prostatitis is an inflammation of this organ, whose origin may be infectious and may even be caused by sexually transmitted diseases. As for benign prostatic hyperplasia or hypertrophy, usually occurs by the changes to this gland as men age.

The expert explained that the main symptoms of these are: urinary urgency, less force in the stream of urine, pain or burning during urination, blood in urine or semen, constant pain in your lower back or ejaculation.

Serrano Brambila The doctor also said that among the myths that inhibit men to get prostate checks, perhaps the most widespread is that of touch, digital rectal examination to ascertain the state of the prostate.

This unfounded prejudice, on a routine, is responsible for many men suffering from prostate ailments for not coming due to be reviewed.

Another misconception is the belief that this examination is painful. In this regard, urologists say that most of the men claims to have not felt any pain after the test.

He also has extensive spread the idea that intense sexual activity increases the chances of developing these diseases, although to date no scientific evidence to confirm it.

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