Prostate Cure :: Plastics Compound May Cause Prostate Abnormalities
Even very low levels of a chemical found in plastic containers and tin cans boosts risks for prostate abnormalities in mice, and may do so in humans as well, researchers report.
Even very low levels of a chemical found in plastic containers and tin cans boosts risks for prostate abnormalities in mice, and may do so in humans as well, researchers report.
Many men have a dreaded fear of prostate problems that prevents them from seeking help. In response to that approach, Scardino, a practicing urologist at Manhattan’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, quotes Joe Torre regarding his own experience with prostate cancer: “When you get the information, the fear just sort of melts away.”
Perhaps because of increased interaction with healthcare providers, overweight and obese men are more likely than their normal weight counterparts to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at a younger age and to have lower-risk disease.
High blood levels of the major vitamin E components, alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, seem to cut the risk of prostate cancer by about 50 percent each, a study shows.
An experimental treatment that harnesses the immune system to attack tumors can extend the lives of men fighting advanced prostate cancer, according to a study released, marking the first time a cancer vaccine has been shown to improve survival for any malignancy.
Prostate cancer is the number one cancer diagnosed in men over age 45. While this disease is very common in the United States, it’s not as common in Japan or China. So, what’s the difference? What we eat could be the key to preventing prostate cancer.
Among more than 1,700 men with and without prostate cancer, those who ate the most fiber — particularly from vegetable sources — had a lower risk of developing the disease, Italian researchers found. The benefit was “moderate,” they report in the International Journal of Cancer, but the findings suggest that at least some forms of fiber offer prostate cancer protection.
Most men are aware of their increased risk for prostate cancer if one of their brothers is diagnosed with the disease. When a man develops prostate cancer, his brothers are twice as likely to get the disease as well, often earlier.
A shrub that causes a rash like poison ivy, also seems to fight cancer. The croton plant of Southeast Asia, long known to oriental herbalists and homeopaths as a purgative, contains a compound that shows promise for the treatment of prostate cancer — the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States — as well as leukemia. The compound generally is known as TPA.
Men with prostate cancer may benefit from supplements containing a modified form of a fruit ingredient – MCP, preliminary research suggests.