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Risk factors Risk factors are established risk factors for developing this disease. Age The chance of having prostate cancer increases rapidly after age 50. Over 70 of cases are diagnosed in men over 50 years. Race Prostate cancer occurs about 70 more often in African American men than in white American men. The men of Asian people in the Pacific islands have lower rates of incidence and mortality. Nationality, environment and lifestyle in Sweden gives the highest risk of prostate cancer, it presents intermediate values in North America and Europe, and low in Taiwan and Japan. However, the Japanese who emigrated to the U.S. suffer with a frequency similar to that of other men of that country. Diet Nutrition appears to play an important role in its development. The geographical distribution of this cancer shows high values in industrialized or developed countries.Studies are underway to test whether certain substances reduce the risk of prostate cancer. For now, eat less meat and dairy fats, and eating more than five times a day fruit and vegetables. Physical inactivity and obesity, regular physical exercise and maintaining a healthy weight may help reduce the risk. Obesity defined as body mass index greater than 29kg/m2 is associated with twice the risk of prostate cancer in men with normal weight, moreover, in these cases, the tumor is diagnosed in more advanced stage and more aggressive. Family history of prostate cancer seems to occur more frequently in some families, suggesting that there is a herary factor. Having a father or brother with prostate cancer doubles the risk for this disease. Labor Workers in the rubber and cadmium in solders and batteries seem to be more likely to develop prostate cancer.Cadmium is a heavy metal that disrupts the natural process of cellular DNA repair and may allow uncontrolled proliferation of...
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Politics Main article: Politics of Bulgaria Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic. By direct universal suffrage every four years is elected Parliament. The party with most votes is given the mandate to form government. According to the unwritten rule, the leader of the winning party has held the position of Prime Minister, who holds ultimate authority in matters both internal and international relations. Unlike presidential and semi-presidential states (USA, France etc.), In Bulgaria the president has only representative functions and protocol, but no executive or legislative. The Bulgarian President is elected by voting for a period of five years with the right to one reelection. The President holds the position of Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President is the head of Homeland Security and may return a bill to parliament for debate.The parliament can dismiss the veto with the approval of more than half of the members of the National Assembly. The Bulgarian Parliament is composed of a camera, the National Assembly, made up of 240 deputies elected by popular vote for terms of four years. Lists of candidates were voted for the nine administrative divisions. A party must win 4 of the votes cast in order to join the parliament. The parliament is responsible for enacting laws, approve the national budget, scheduling the presidential election to elect the Prime Minister and other ministers, to make declarations of war, authorizing the deployment of Bulgarian troops abroad and ratify international treaties and agreements without the right to it. In the 2005 elections was imposed Sergei Stanishev, obtaining 31 of the vote. His main opponent, Simeon Saxcoburggotski, had to be content with 20 of the vote, while the Movement for Rights and Freedoms was 12 . However, these three political forces have formed a coalition government.See also:...