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Only a third of British men know what their prostate is for, a survey has shown.
Researchers also found that men looked for excuses not to see the doctor when faced with symptoms that could indicate prostate problems.
The ICM poll was carried out to gauge public knowledge at the start of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. The disease is the most common cancer in men responsible for a quarter of newly diagnosed cancer cases.
Men were asked what they believed the key role of the prostate gland was. Only 33 per cent correctly answered that it contributed to the seminal fluid which carries the sperm and is important to sexual function.
However their awareness was much better than when a similar poll was conducted last year. Then, just 13 per cent of men questioned knew the role of the prostate.
John Neate, chief executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity which commissioned the survey, said: "Whilst the increase in knowledge is encouraging and most welcome, crucially seven in 10 men still don't know about their prostate gland and the vital role it plays in their lives."
Men over the age of 45 admitted they would find all sorts of reasons to avoid seeing a doctor if they had to get up several times a night to urinate.
Frequent night-time urination is a common symptom of prostate trouble - either an enlarged gland, or possibly a tumour.
But almost one in three men thought it was normal at their age, and over a quarter said they would not bother calling a doctor because of difficulties making an appointment.
"Until men have been to a GP, they won't know why they are getting up several times at night to pee," said Mr Neate.
"Although this can be a symptom of prostate cancer, it can also be due to treatable age-related benign changes in the prostate. It is concerning that a fear of a prostate cancer diagnosis might stop men taking the first vital steps to understanding what is wrong with them."
Another survey found that only 15 per cent of British Afro-Caribbean men realised that they are more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men. Men of African descent are three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease.
Black playwright, novelist and poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who is supporting Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, said: "I want all African Caribbean men to be aware of the higher risk they face of developing the disease."
He has written a new comedy play to raise prostate cancer awareness, "De Botty Business", which is being toured around England.
Each year almost 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK and 10,000 die from the disease. Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the UK.
ICM conducted telephone surveys of 1,000 men aged 45 and over and 2000 people aged 18 and over from around Britain. The Afro-Caribbean survey was carried out by Ethibus for The Prostate Cancer charity and interviewed 1,000 men.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=529188&in_page_id=1774 Only a third of British men know what their prostate is for, a survey has shown.
Researchers also found that men looked for excuses not to see the doctor when faced with symptoms that could indicate prostate problems.
The ICM poll was carried out to gauge public knowledge at the start of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. The disease is the most common cancer in men responsible for a quarter of newly diagnosed cancer cases.
Men were asked what they believed the key role of the prostate gland was. Only 33 per cent correctly answered that it contributed to the seminal fluid which carries the sperm and is important to sexual function.
一项调查显示，只有三分之一的英国男性了解前列腺的作用。
研究人员还发现，当男性出现可能提示前列腺问题时，常常找借口不去看医生。
这项ICM民意调查在前列腺癌意识周开始时进行，旨在了解公众的健康知识。前列腺癌是男性最常见的恶性肿瘤，约占新诊断癌症病例的四分之一。
当被问及前列腺的主要功能时，只有33 ％的男士能够正确回答出它参与精液形成，能携带精子，有非常重要的性功能。
However their awareness was much better than when a similar poll was conducted last year. Then, just 13 per cent of men questioned knew the role of the prostate.
John Neate, chief executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity which commissioned the survey, said: "Whilst the increase in knowledge is encouraging and most welcome, crucially seven in 10 men still don't know about their prostate gland and the vital role it plays in their lives."
Men over the age of 45 admitted they would find all sorts of reasons to avoid seeing a doctor if they had to get up several times a night to urinate.
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