Teenage alcohol use triples risk of aggressive prostate cancer
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Alcohol consumption has long been linked to several forms of cancer, especially breast, liver, and esophageal, mouth, and colorectal cancers.
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PROSTATE HEALTH
Men should adopt Mediterranean diet to reduce risk of aggressive prostate cancer
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Men who want to do everything they can to reduce their risk of prostate cancer, should strongly consider adopting a Mediterranean diet way of eating.
Read MoreWhat is a HIFU procedure for prostate cancer?
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HIFU may not be for every man who is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Like any cancer diagnosis, there needs to be an individualized care plan to best meet the needs of the patient.
Read More20 ways food fights back prostate cancer
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Here are 20 ideas on how to get all the essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals needed for a balanced diet increasing the odds of beating back prostate cancer.
Read More8 causes of an elevated PSA besides prostate cancer
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by cells of the prostate gland in men. A man may have a PSA blood test measuring the level of PSA in a man’s blood with the results reported as nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/ml) of blood.
Read MoreStudy shows watchful waiting for prostate cancer popular among veterans
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Prostate cancer found in men growing very slowly, may never need to be treated. Instead, an approach a doctor may use in this circumstance is called active surveillance or watchful waiting.
The meaning of an atypical prostate needle biopsy
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A biopsy of the prostate is done when a blood test shows a high level of prostate specific antigen (PSA).
Read MoreHow a man’s dinner plate can help prevent prostate cancer
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men other than skin cancer. It affects about one in seven men and estimates for prostate cancer in the United States for 2018
Read MoreThe basics of a prostate biopsy
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Based upon your risk assessment determined by your urologist, your procedure may vary in the core number of tissue specimens obtained and may include MRI imaging.
Exercise’s remarkable ability to protect the prostate
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A man’s prostate gland lies just below the bladder and has the unique function of producing the fluid which protects and enriches sperm that makes up semen.
Study shows declines in diagnoses of metastatic prostate cancer
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Findings from a recent study presented at the 33rd European Association of Urology Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, revealed some good news for metastatic prostate cancer rates – early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in the United States has shown a reduction in the number of men diagnosed with metastatic PCa.
Read MoreUsing genetics to personalize prostate cancer
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Men diagnosed with prostate cancer usually have several options to choose from for treating it. But someday a much better option may be available of using a man’s genes to be the determinant of guiding prostate cancer treatment.
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