If you are a male and suffering from prostate cancer then watch out for your weight. A bit of negligence can play havoc to your life. Mostly you never care for your increasing weight some really physical problem knocks your door. This is where the problem lies.

But why man? Would you ever like to die and leave all your favorite tasks in between? Would you like to leave your near and dear ones forever just because of your negligence? No, never. Then wake up man before its too late!

You would be shocked to hear that the men suffering from prostate cancer are at a greater risk of death if they are found overweight or obese.

Recent researches say that men whose body mass index (BMI) is higher than 25% at the time when prostate cancer is diagnosed, are at twice the risk of dying from their disease as compared to the thinner men.

So, it becomes really necessary for you to get your BMI checked regularly to avoid fatal outcomes.

According to the latest research on 788 patients suffering from prostate cancer for 8 years, men with BMIs between 25 and 30% were 1.5 times at much greater risk of facing a very early death from their disease. And those with BMI more than 30 were found to be 1.6 times likely to die from prostate cancer than those with a normal BMI.

By Syble James

Most men have prostate changes that are not cancer. But between an infection and prostate cancer lies a nonmalignant but bothersome disorder called BPH. Here's how BPH can disrupt a man's life and how simple lifestyle changes can help keep it flowing smoothly.

The primary job of the prostate is to produce fluid for semen. However, it can be quite bothersome - to say the least. It is prone to infections (prostatitis), enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and full-blown cancer. It is located just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the bladder. Normally the prostate is about the size and shape of a walnut.

As part of the normal aging process, it enlarges. By age 40, it can grow slightly larger, to the size of an apricot. By age 60, it may be the size of a lemon. This growth can cause the prostate to press against the urethra, slowing down or blocking the flow of urine out of the bladder. The blocking of the urethra and the gradual loss of bladder function are responsible for many of the problems associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is pronounced "be-NINE prah-STAT-ik HY-per-PLAY-zha". Benign means "not cancer", and hyperplasia means "excessive growth."

Symptoms of BPH

Although BPH is not linked to cancer and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer, the symptoms for BPH and prostate cancer can be similar. BPH symptoms rarely start before age fifty, but almost 50 percent of men in their sixties and about 90 percent of men in their seventies show some signs of BPH.