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Risk Factors in Prostate Cancer (PCa Causes)

December 5, 2009 by Prostate Dr. · Leave a Comment 

Prostate cancer diagnosis, treatments, dataCancer in general is caused by both external factors (tobacco, chemicals, radiation and infectious organisms) and internal factors (inherited mutations, hormones, immune conditions and mutations that occur from metabolism). These factors may act together or in sequence to promote carcinogenesis.

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality vary greatly in different geographic regions, with generally high risks of prostate cancer development characteristic of the United States and Western Europe and generally low risks of…

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