Does an Enlarged Prostate Mean Cancer?

[00:00:00]An enlarged prostate stands for benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH.

[00:00:06]And the word that matters most in that [music] name is benign. It is not cancer and it does not turn into cancer. Also, having an enlarged prostate does not increase your risk of prostate cancer in any way. They are two completely different conditions >> [music] >> that just happen to involve the same organ. By the age of 70, nearly seven out of 10 Indian men have clinically significant [music] enlarged prostate. So, you are not unusual, you are not in danger of cancer, and you are not alone in this situation.