By Kieran on January 4, 2010
Understanding enlarged prostate symptoms is important to keep you healthy. When an individual stops growing, the prominent changes that happen in the body will end as well. Then, the aging process starts and, once again, changes happen both internally and externally. For middle-aged men, maintaining the health of the prostate is one important thing that [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged Enlarged, enlarged prostate symptoms, Examination, Prostate, prostate examination, prostate symptom, symptoms, symptoms of enlarged prostate, Treatments, urinary frequency, urination
By Kieran on November 30, 2009
We know that starting at age 40, the levels of the by-product prolactin of testosterone of men increases, stimulating the production of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase that causes the conversion of testosterone to gihydro-testosterones DHT triggering prostate enlargement and Prostate cancer. Therefore in order to prevent the symptoms of enlarged prostate and prostate cancer are [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged benign prostate hyperplasia, BPH, Cancer, causes, Enlarged, enlarged prostate, prevention, Prostate, prostate cancer, prostate gland, prostate specific antigen, Saw Palmetto, symptoms, treatment
By Kieran on August 22, 2009
Prostate cancer affects more than 185,000 men in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making it the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men.
The good news is that, if detected early, prostate cancer [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged american cancer society, bladder control, prostate cancer, prostate cancer treatment, urinary incontinence
By Kieran on August 9, 2009
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the US. In 2008, 185,000 men were diagnosed and 28,000 died from the disease. During their lifetime 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, but only 1 in 35 will die from the disease. Why? Prostate cancer is often slow to develop [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged antioxidant, cruciferous vegetables, Healthy Foods, phytoestrogens, prostate cancer, prostate cancer cells, prostate cancer risk, prostate care, prostate health
By Kieran on July 11, 2009
Magnolol, a substance taken from the root and bark of the magnolia tree, is a potent killer of prostate cancer cells.
Magnolol, a substance taken from the root and bark of the magnolia tree, is a potent killer of prostate cancer cells, according to a study in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. Because it [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged american cancer society, journal of cellular biochemistry, Prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer cells, prostate cells
By Kieran on June 30, 2009
A chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer, a study has suggested.
Green tea has been linked to a positive effect on a wide range of conditions, including heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
The research, in the US journal Cancer Prevention Research, found a significant fall in certain markers which [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged cancer prevention research, green tea, health benefits, prostate cancer, prostate specific antigen
By Kieran on June 17, 2009
British doctors are testing a new treatment that uses the power of sound to kill prostate cancer.
They’re finding high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, destroys cancer cells without serious side effects.
HIFU is an exacting technique aiming sound waves at the prostate tissue, rapidly increasing tissue temperature, which destroys the cancerous lesions. To qualify for the clinical [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged hifu, high intensity focused ultrasound, Prostate, prostate tissue, radiation therapy, recurrent prostate cancer
By Kieran on June 10, 2009
(ARA) – A man is supposed to be physically healthy and emotionally strong. So where does he turn to when a disease such as prostate cancer comes along, which threatens this? An international call to action has been launched which draws attention to the impact that prostate cancer has on a man’s love life, and [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged diagnosis, mens health, prostate cancer, sexual dysfunction, treatment options
By Kieran on May 19, 2009
A three-minute test for prostate cancer is being developed by British scientists.
It could produce immediate results and be more accurate than the current test.
Detection of the disease in the early stages would allow doctors to start treatment when it is most likely to be effective.
Prostate is the most common form of cancer in British men, [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged blood sample, Prostate, prostate cancer, prostate gland, psa tests
By Kieran on April 6, 2009
Australian men are being urged not to turn their backs on the blood test used to detect prostate cancer.
The peak body for the nation’s urological surgeons says a major US study into the effectiveness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test was flawed, and it was wrongly undermining public confidence.
A question mark has long hovered [...]
Posted in Prostate | Tagged new england journal of medicine, Prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, prostate specific antigen, psa test
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