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There is some evidence that prostate cancer is less common in men who regularly eat a low fat diet that is rich in lycopene (an antioxidant released when tomatoes are cooked).
Prostate cancer can be treated by blocking or lowering the levels of the male hormone testosterone. One large study looked at whether the testosterone-blocking drug finasteride (Proscar) can prevent prostate cancer. While men taking this drug had a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, they also appeared mo...
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More Foods to Prevent Prostate Cancer
I would like to continue reviewing the importance of nutrition in prostate cancer. Our last post covered the use of vitamin E, selenium and... Read more »
Have the Rules for PSA Testing Changed?
A series of studies were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that question the efficacy of widespread PSA testing for... Read more »
PSA Testing: The Controversy Continues
The PSA test seems fairly straight-forward. So why should there be a controversy? Having been involved in urology prior to the... Read more »
Drugs Avodart, Proscar Rejected by FDA for Use as Prostate Cancer...
Drugs that fall into the category of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5 ARIs), such as Avodart (dutasteride) and Proscar (finasteride) have... Read more »
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Baldness drug may prevent prostate cancer
Experts say that healthy men over the age of 55 may want to consider taking the drug finasteride. A recent survey of 15 studies found that the... Read more »
Selenium, Vitamins E and C don't prevent prostate cancer: stud...
Results from two large studies have found that selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin E don't protect men from prostate cancer. The studies looked at... Read more »
Exercise may protect against prostate cancer
A study of 190 men has found that exercise may help prevent prostate cancer. Biopsies performed on the men found that those who got moderate... Read more »
Eat Fish to Prevent Advanced Prostate Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For the first time, researchers have found something that can protect against advanced prostate cancer, and it's as simple as... Read more »
Clinical trial: Selenium and Vitamin E in prostate cancer prev...
This is a study to determine if selenium and vitamin E--either alone or together--are effective in preventing prostate cancer. This national study is... Read more »
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