Prostate cancer prevention boosted by choosing healthy foods
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There is some evidence that choosing a healthy diet low in fat and full of fruits and vegetables, may contribute to a lower risk of prostate cancer.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Health problems raising risk of prostate cancer return
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The research team analyzed data from 1,100 prostate cancer patients with an average age of 60 at the time of diagnosis who had undergone a radical prostatectomy between 2003 and 2013. Of these men, 34% were obese and 19% had metabolic syndrome, both risk factors for increasing risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Read MoreUnderstanding prostate cancer from diagnosis to treatment
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The first part of the diagnosis of prostate cancer is for a man to make an appointment with either his primary care physician or a urologist for a PSA blood test also known a prostate specific antigen.
Read MoreThe diagnosing of prostate cancer
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However, there have been differences of opinion on what age to begin routine screening for prostate cancer. In 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised against PSA-based screenings for healthy men until the age of 50.
Read MoreEmpowering men by knowing the symptoms of prostate cancer
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How many men know what the symptoms are for prostate cancer? They should as prostate cancer is considered the second most deadly cancer (after lung cancer) among men in the United States.
Read MoreDr David Samadi: Prostate cancer deaths surpass breast cancer for first time in Britain
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Cancer death rates have changed in Britain – for the first time, prostate cancer now kills more people than breast cancer making it the third deadliest type of this disease in this country.
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20 ways to eat to defeat prostate cancer
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Having cancer means a man’s body is working overtime to fight the cancer while it’s doing extra duty to repair healthy cells that may have been damaged as a side effect of treatments, especially radiation.
Read MoreUnderstanding what an “atypical” prostate biopsy means
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After the prostate is biopsied, the samples will be taken to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope by a pathologist.
Read MorePSA pop quiz testing your knowledge
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PSA is a protein produced by normal as well as malignant cells of the prostate gland and is found in the blood.
Read More10 prostate cancer risk factors men need to know
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Risk factors are any attribute, characteristic or exposure of a man that increase the likelihood of him developing prostate cancer.
Read MoreA closer look at hormonal therapy for prostate cancer
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In other situations, hormones may be given when a person’s body is not producing sufficient amounts for bodily functions to perform normally.
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