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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 »
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 »
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 »
Prostate Cancer Diet: The Importance of Nutrition
I recently saw a 49-year-old male in my office for an elevated PSA of 2.7 ng/ml. It was 2.4 ng/ml 3 months earlier. His father had prostate... Read more »
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Major League Baseball Raises Awareness of Prostate Cancer on F...
Ever since they first appeared in this country, some hundred years ago, professional baseball games have been a quintessential opportunity for... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Highlights
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
In 2010, the FDA approved the chemotherapy drug cabazitaxel (Jevtana) for patients whose condition has worsened during or after treatment with... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Prognosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The major risk factors for prostate cancer are age, family history, and ethnicity.AgeProstate cancer occurs almost exclusively in men over age 40 and... Read more »
Prostate Cancer: Resources
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
www.cancer.gov -- National Cancer Institutewww.cancer.org -- American Cancer Societywww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical... Read more »
Prostate cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cancer - prostate; Biopsy - prostate; Prostate biopsy; Gleason scorePreventionFollowing a vegetarian, low-fat diet or one that is similar to the... Read more »
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