Many older male patients ask the same question, “Will prostate enlargement turn into prostate cancer?” In fact, these are two different diseases, although both occur in the prostate, but in general, prostate enlargement itself will not turn into prostate cancer. If you compare the prostate to an egg, the envelope of the prostate is the shell, the peripheral zone of the prostate is the protein, and the migrating zone of the prostate is the yolk in the center. The prostate enlargement occurs mainly in the central region of the prostate in the migratory zone, while prostate cancer occurs mainly in the peripheral zone of the prostate, and there is a big difference in the anatomical location of the two. In addition, prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are two completely different pathological processes, and there is no evidence that BPH can transform into prostate cancer. However, prostate enlargement and prostate cancer can co-exist, so don’t assume that if you have benign prostate enlargement, you won’t grow cancer. A small percentage of prostate cancers (about 10%) also occur in the migratory zone of the prostate, so sometimes prostate cancer can be found in specimens after prostate enlargement surgery. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things.