Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in Qatar and the world, and the fifth biggest cause of death in men from cancer globally.
QCS is holding awareness lectures and workshops involving various sectors in the country to raise awareness on the symptoms of the disease, the factors responsible for it as well as methods of prevention and cure for the disease.
According to Dr Hadi Mohamad Abu Rasheed, health educator at QCS, the chance of having prostate cancer rises rapidly after the age of 50 and any case of family history more than doubles the risk of developing the disease.
Besides, men who eat a lot of red meat or high fat dairy products and fewer fruits and vegetables, are susceptible to develop prostate cancer. “Obese men run a higher risk of getting more advanced and serious prostate cancer,” he said.
Smoking can result in increased risk of being affected by prostate cancer and exposure to chemicals at workplace is another major reason for the disease, he added.
Dr Rasheed added that symptoms of prostate cancer at an early stage are hardly visible. The symptoms become visible in advanced stages. In most cases, symptoms are caused by benign prostatic enlargement, or an infection. So, it is important for people to visit a doctor to understand the symptoms.
Symptoms of prostate cancer include problems in urinating, including a weak or interrupted urinary flow, pain while urinating, inability to urinate, sense of incompletely emptying the bladder, intense need to urinate, or the need to urinate more often, especially at night.
QCS members at a sporting event recently
Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) organised a sporting event, in collaboration with Doha Bank, as part of its campaign ‘Be Mustache’ to raise awareness on prostate cancer and men's health.
