Treating Prostate Cancer Naturally

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Treating Prostate Cancer Naturally

Prostate cancer is a stop-you-dead diagnosis. Every horror story you’ve ever heard comes back to you in vivid detail. Treatments have terrible side effects, and mean trips to doctor’s offices and [...]

Tomato-Broccoli Combo May Protect Against Prostate Cancer

Broccoli and tomato – two vegetables known to help fight cancer – are more effective against prostate cancer if they’re eaten together as part of a daily diet than if they’re eaten alone, a new study with rats suggests.
University of Illinois researchers fed a diet containing 10 percent broccoli powder and 10 percent tomato powder [...]

No Link Between Virus in the Prostate and Risk for Prostate Cancer

According to an article recently published in the British Journal of Cancer, there does not appear to be an association between the presence of viruses in the prostate and the risk for subsequent prostate cancer among men.
Along with skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among males in the United [...]

Aging gene also protects against prostate cancer development

Cancer researchers have found that a gene that is involved in regulating aging also blocks prostate cancer cell growth. They have shown that the enzyme SIRT1 can block the growth of treatment-resistant prostate cancer cells that overexpress a mutation for the androgen receptor. The scientists hope the newly found connection will aid in better understanding [...]

Green Tea Supplement Prevents Prostate Cancer in High-Risk Men

Green Tea Supplement Prevents Prostate Cancer in High-Risk Men
A supplement containing antioxidants from green tea was 90 percent effective in preventing prostate cancer in men at high risk for the disease.
There are many benefits to drinking green tea, but you’ll need to drink 12 cups a day to get the amount of catechins consumed in [...]

A protoxin that kills prostate cancer

Scientists have found a way of using a protein made by prostate cancer to target and kill the cancer cells themselves. In preliminary studies the new therapy affected only the prostate, without causing damage to other healthy tissues, and now it is being tested in a phase I clinical trial.
Sam Denmeade, associate professor of oncology [...]

Prostate cancer risk reduced by fatty fish consumption

Men who eat just one serving of salmon per week reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer by 43 percent, compared to men who do not consume fish, according to new research published in the online edition of the International Journal of Cancer.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm examined the dietary habits of nearly [...]

High-Dose Radiation Extends Prostate Cancer Survival

Men with prostate cancer who choose radiation therapy should consider high-dose radiation, because it appears to limit the spread of the cancer, U.S. researchers report.Another study finds that long-term hormone treatment after surgery or radiation might extend patient survival.
Both studies were conducted by researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and were slated [...]

Study Eyes PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is more likely to be life-threatening if the man’s PSA level rose rapidly during the years before he was diagnosed, says a new study that may help change how PSA tests are used.
The finding could help doctors diagnose aggressive cancers earlier, when they might be easier to fight.
Perhaps more important, it suggests a [...]

Veterans told of risk from prostate tests

The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is notifying about 1,000 veterans that a medical device used in prostate biopsies may not have been properly cleaned.
While hospital officials said the possibility of infection is very small, they are offering affected patients testing for hepatitis and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Tests using the device [...]