Balding Men More at Risk Prostate Cancer

Thin hair began to appear bald it could be a sign of a problem in the male reproductive organs. According to one study, men who have a distinctive pattern baldness more at risk of prostate cancer.

In a study conducted by a team from the National Cancer Institute, men who go bald at the front of the mid-scale and also balding at the crown of the head at the age of 45 years have a risk of up to 39 percent of prostate cancer.

However, keep in mind that only 10 percent of the respondents who experienced hair loss. Men who go bald at the front of the head of the prostate cancer risk was not increased.

The researchers do not yet know the explanation between baldness and prostate cancer, but they said it was related to the hormone testosterone and dihydrostestosteron. Both these hormones do play a role both in the typical male pattern baldness or prostate cancer.

"Typical male baldness, the hair is thinning in the front and crown of the head is the result of cumulative exposure to testosterone in the skin throughout the ages," said Dr. Charles Ryan, a researcher.

This study was conducted by observing 40,000 men aged 55 and 74 years. Studies conducted in 1993 and 2001 asked respondents about baldness experienced at the age of 45 years. As many as 18 percent of men experiencing typical male pattern baldness at the age.