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Finasteride, DHT and Prostate Cancer

by Editor on January 9 Leave the first comment

Finasteride (Proscar) is a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) as well as male pattern baldness. When scientists noticed that finasteride inhibited the conversion of testosterone to DHT (a hormone that fuels prostate tumor growth), they initiated a study called the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) in the early 1990s. (Thompson 2003)… Continue Reading »


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Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Robotic-Assisted Surgery Can Expect Low Recurrence of Cancer

by Editor on November 27 Leave the first comment

ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2010)  A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years. The findings were reported in this month’s issue of the European Urology journal by a team of Henry Ford Hospital… Continue Reading »


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Cancer Research: How to Prevent and Treat Cancer From TEDMED 2010

by Editor on November 9 Leave the first comment

Instead of asking what disease you have and what drug should be used to treat it, we must ask WHY the disease has occurred–what are the underlying causes that lead to illness and how do we look under the hood to find out what’s going on. Modern medicine is like trying to diagnose what’s wrong… Continue Reading »


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Molecular Imaging for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

by Editor on October 21 Leave the first comment

Howard Silby, a prostate cancer survivor, talks about his experience with NCI’s Molecular Imaging Program at NIH. One of his doctors and director of the Molecular Imaging Clinic, Dr. Peter Choyke explains the science behind one molecular imaging study under way at the NIH Clinical Center and what the results will mean for the future… Continue Reading »


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Maca Root Benefits for Sexual and Prostate Health

by Editor on September 27 Leave the first comment

The highlands of Peru are the home of maca (Lepidium meyenii), a cruciferous plant that can count broccoli, cauliflower, and kale among its relatives, and a plant some claim is a boost to men’s sexual health. A new review published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (August 2010) presents what has been discovered about maca… Continue Reading »


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Prostate Cancer Statistics

by Editor on September 4 Leave the first comment

Prostate cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most common type of cancer to affect men in the United States. According to the latest estimates from the American Cancer Society, the year 2010 will see an increase in the number of new cases of prostate cancer and deaths related to the disease: about… Continue Reading »


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Non-Dairy Calcium May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

by Editor on September 3 Leave the first comment

A first-of-its-kind study has found evidence that dietary calcium, including calcium from non-dairy sources, may increase the risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, which involved Chinese men, were published in Cancer Research. Previous studies performed in populations in North America and Europe have noted an association between a high consumption of dairy foods… Continue Reading »


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Prostate Cancer Risk Rises with Heavy Alcohol Use

by Editor on September 1 Leave the first comment

Men who are heavy alcohol users are at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer than those who engage in less heavy drinking. That’s the word from researchers at the University of California San Francisco. In the University of California study, which was published in the journal Cancer, researchers evaluated data… Continue Reading »


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Infertile Men at Greater Risk of High-Grade Prostate Cancer

by Editor on August 30 Leave the first comment

Could infertility in men be a risk factor for prostate cancer? Results of a recent study indicate that it may be wise to screen men who are infertile for the possibility of prostate cancer, as researchers found a greater risk of high-grade prostate cancer among this population of men. A research team from the University… Continue Reading »


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Foods with Highest Levels of BPA; Supermarkets and Stores with Highest BPA Risk

by Editor on July 30 Leave the first comment

A new report by the Environmental Working Group shows that BPA (Bisphenol-A) on a paper receipt is 250 to 1,000 times greater than the amount typically found in a can of food or a can of baby formula. BPA has been linked to various forms of cancer including prostate cancer. For a summary of the… Continue Reading »


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