(CMR) King Charles III will undergo a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The palace says the king's condition is benign and that the 75-year-old monarch has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate “in common with thousands of men each year.”
King Charles' public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation, the palace said.
“In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the statement said.
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, benign prostatic hyperplasia—also called BPH—is a condition in men in which the prostate gland is enlarged and not cancerous. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is also called benign prostatic hypertrophy or benign prostatic obstruction.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the most common prostate problem for men older than age 50. In 2010, as many as 14 million men in the United States had lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Although benign prostatic hyperplasia rarely causes symptoms before age 40, the occurrence and symptoms increase with age. Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects about 50 percent of men between the ages of 51 and 60 and up to 90 percent of men older than 80.
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