Dietary practices when you have prostate cancer
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments, prostate cancer prevention, prostate related | No Comments »Some studies good dietary practices used to prevent prostate cancer should also form part of the lifestyle of men who already have the condition. - Recent studies suggeststhat a diet rich in lycopene supplement of 15 mg (one cup tomato juice has 22 ...
Effectiveness of herbs, vitamins and natural foods in treating prostate cancer
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Recent studies have shown that despite poor prognostic profiles, South Asian men have a better chance of survival from prostate cancer than white men. Although a diet rich in lycopene and selenium along with herbs for prostate enlargement like saw palmetto ...
Asian mushrooms could completely inhibit prostate tumour formation.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »A recent study at the Institute for Biomedical Health and Innovation (IHBI) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found mushroom used in Asia for medicinal purposes vanquished prostate tumour successfully in mice during early trials. Scientists say polysaccharopeptide (PSP), ...
Aspirin reduces risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that aspirin can reduce cancer recurrence in patients with prostate cancer. They found substantial data suggesting that aspirin improves outcomes in prostate cancer patients who have received radiotherapy. However, the optimal dose, timing, ...
Acupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes from prostate cancer treatment
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments, hormone therapy, prostatectomy | No Comments »The main options for men with metastatic prostate cancer are either surgery or hormone therapy. Eliminating testosterone significantly reduces the level of testosterone in the body. but has been proven that hormonr thrtapy keeps the cancer in check by starving the cancer of ...
Green tea benefits for prostate patients
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Green tea reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men to a great extent. Moreover, it can also destroy the malignant cells existing in the body without causing any harm to the healthy tissues of the body. Thus it can ...
Complementary medicine use by men with prostate cancer
Saturday, February 26th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Ia a recent study men with prostate cancer are reported as commonly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, surveys have not recently been subjected to a rigorous systematic review incorporating quality assessment. The prevalence of CAM use among men with prostate cancer varies ...
Can soy stop prostate cancer spread?
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Previous cell and animal research suggests that genistein, a potent soy isoflavone, may prevent the spread of prostate cancer. Now researchers from Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University report that a genistein-derived drug may help prevent the spread of prostate cancer ...
Guggul, a natural defense against prostate cancer
Sunday, January 16th, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Guggul, a yellowish resin secreted by the mukul myrrh tree, shows promise as a natural defense against prostate cancer, according to a recent study. A herbal remedy extracted from the mukul myrrh tree, guggul has long been used in the traditional ...
Fruit nutrient may fight prostate cancer
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 Posted in alternative treatments | No Comments »Preliminary research suggests men with prostate cancer who have not responded to conventional treatments may benefit from supplements containing a modified form of a fruit ingredient known as pectin (MCP). Pectin naturally occurs in the peel of citrus fruit, and is ...