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Increase in visits to NHS prostate advice after King's diagnosis
The NHS webpage which gives advice on prostate enlargement has seen a 1000 per cent increase in visitors since the announcement about King Charles.
Visits to the prostate enlargement page hit one visit every five seconds. On Wednesday, the day of the announcement, there were 16,410 visits compared with 1,414 visits on Tuesday, this is a 1061 per cent increase.
The page gives information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of benign prostate enlargement.
Ian Eardley, national clinical director for NHS England and a consultant urological surgeon in Leeds, said: “Benign prostate enlargement is common in men over the age of 50 and you would expect around 70-80% over the age of 75 to have an enlarged prostate.
“Many men worry that having an enlarged prostate means they have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer but this isn’t the case. Help is available and there are a number of tests that can be done to rule out cancer.
“The symptoms of an enlarged prostate can be considerably improved by visiting your GP, taking medication and making lifestyle changes and, for most, there is no need for an operation”.
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