| Many people are questioning with the causes of | | | | significantly. |
| prostate cancer, but the true causes of the | | | | The presence of family members who suffer the |
| disease is unknown. There are risk factors that | | | | disease can become a risk factor or causes |
| may affect the occurrence, which are age, | | | | factor for another male family member. Thus, a |
| genetics, hormones, and environmental factors | | | | person whose father, grandfather, or even uncle |
| such as toxic chemicals, and industrial products. | | | | have the disease will be at higher risk. |
| Prostate cancer incidence would increases with | | | | Testosterone can also become the causes. This |
| age. Male under the age of 40 is very rare to | | | | male hormone would directly stimulate the growth |
| have this cancer, generally the disease are found | | | | of normal prostate tissues and cancer cells. Not |
| and diagnosed in men aged 50-70 years. | | | | surprisingly, if these hormones are expected to |
| Genetic factor is often referred to become one | | | | be involved as causes or triggers of prostate |
| of cause factors. Black American men have a | | | | cancer. Reducing production of testosterone are |
| higher risk for prostate cancer than Japanese or | | | | effective in inhibiting the cancer growth. |
| American white male. Environment, diet and other | | | | Dietary factors and habits such as smoking and |
| factors, can also be prostate cancer causes by | | | | eating foods that contain saturated fats, have a |
| modifying the genetic tendencies. For example, | | | | tendency to trigger and cause the disease. |
| Japanese men who living in Japan are rare to | | | | Additional elements or toxins in the environment |
| have the disease, but when they moved to | | | | or from industrial sources may also be prostate |
| America, the incidence could be increased | | | | cancer causes, but it is still not clearly identified. |