The prostate tumor has a high incidence and a long period of latency, both in its development and in the progression of the illness. There are numerous risk factors known concerning the development of the prostate tumor, including age, geographic area and race. In addition there are pre-cancer lesions that can be diagnosed and followed. The incidence is very high in North America, Northern Europe and Australia, and much lower in Asia.
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Welcome
Dear Friends,I am very pleased to introduce the new Web-Site of the World Foundation of Urology, dedicated to anticipate the challenges and meet the needs of the patients. A wide scientific panel will offer an authoritative on-line resource, to enhance clinical and surgical experiences and release information to the public.
Welcome….and join us!
Prof. Mauro Dimitri
President World Foundation of Urology
Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign
Malta 26th May / 1st June 2010
The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate in collaboration with the World Foundation of Urology is raising awareness on prevention of prostate cancer during the week 26th May to Ist June. The main aim of this campaign is raise awareness about the cancer of the prostate, being the commonest cancer in males in Malta and to encourage prevention measures.Read more ...
The SuperTomato is born, another weapon against tumors
The “Supertomato” is born from an Italian research, at the Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare (Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry) CNR in Naples.The World Foundation of Urology-NGO supports the research regarding the “supertomato” in the prevention of prostate tumor. It is a natural tomato, not a transgenic one, with a high nutritional value, ready to be placed on the market.
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How much do you know about your prostate? It’s time to get informed
The prostate is a gland about as big as a normal chestnut located in the pelvic area, behind the pubis, beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum, and surrounds the urethra above the urethral sphincter muscle It is made up of glands and muscular and fibrous tissue. The gland is covered with a membrane called the prostate capsule.It is a gland that plays an important role in fertility and in the ejaculation mechanism.
The prostate produces the prostate secretion, which is essential for the survival of the spermatozoa, and is a fundamental component of the seminal liquid, in addition to participating in the ejaculation mechanism, allowing the emission of the seminal liquid.
Problems with the prostate can suddenly and seriously influence the life of a man.
You will discover that sometimes a simple checkup of the prostate can resolve many problems that affect your self esteem. And that is not all, you will see that the development of a tumor of the prostate is preventable with the proper diet and an early diagnosis.
Learn to understand your body; show that you are a man.