Understanding prostate cancer is your best weapon in fighting it
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However, if prostate cancer is discovered in its early stages, it has a 98.9 percent survival rate as reported from the NCI.
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Linking the connection between obesity and prostate cancer
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A more recent 2017 study in the International Journal of Cancer, found men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer showed a positive association between long-term weight gain and risk of lethal prostate cancer.
Read MoreFoods helping and foods harming prostate health
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Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer of American men with one in 6 men who will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives.
Read MoreFamous men who’ve faced prostate cancer
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung and bronchus cancer and about 1 man in 39 will die because of it.
Read More5 Reasons when you need a second opinion
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Doctors also have different ways and ideas of how they approach certain diseases in treating them.
Read MoreMore American men saying no to surgery for low-risk prostate cancer
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Active surveillance has increasingly emerged as a viable option for men who decide not to undergo immediate treatment (surgery or radiation therapy) for prostate cancer.
Read MoreFamily history’s impact on risk of prostate cancer
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The research done in Sweden extensively reviewed the medical records of 52,000 men with brothers and fathers who had prostate cancer.
Read MorePomegranates – Protector of your health
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While all fruits are good for us, the “jewel of the winter,” better known as pomegranates, are a true protector of your health.
Read MoreLaparoscopic prostatectomy’s role in treating prostate cancer
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Men who are diagnosed with localized prostate cancer or where the cancer is completely contained within the prostate gland and has not spread, have the option of being treated with a procedure called laparoscopic prostatectomy.
Read MoreBe proactive during active surveillance for prostate cancer
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Active surveillance a viable method of monitoring prostate cancer that falls into the category of being low-grade or is considered to be very slow growing and not likely to spread.
Read MoreWhy family history affects prostate cancer risk
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All men need to have the talk – the talk with their male relatives on who has had prostate cancer or who has not.
Read MoreThe effect of aging on your bladder
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A prospective cohort study from 2000 to 2010 has found an association between men who consume a greater intake of some fatty acids with a higher risk of prostate cancer (PCa).
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