Medication for cholesterol can reduce risk of cancer
Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Taking statins to cut cholesterol can help to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, says researchers. The researchers added that cholesterol is a 'key nutrient' for cancer cells, so lower cholesterol levels in the body could prevent more aggressive forms ...
Well-done red meat linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A research team at University of California, San Francisco found that increased consumption of ground beef or processed meat is positively associated with aggressive prostate cancer. Researchers also found that the correlation was primarily driven by red meat that was grilled ...
Contraceptive pill usage increases global prostate cancer risk
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »According to an investigation published in BMJ Open, the use of the contraceptive pill is linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer worldwide. In developed countries prostate cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among males and the ...
Statins can cut prostate cancer risk by lowering cholesterol levels
Monday, October 3rd, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »In the recent study, a team at the Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio, looked at tissue samples from more than 4,000 men who underwent biopsies because doctors suspected they had prostate cancer. Researchers have found those taking statins were nearly 10 percent less ...
African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of calcium, at high risk for prostate cancer
Monday, September 19th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A study Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center suggests that a high intake of calcium causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral. Epidemiologists studied 783 African-American men living in the San Francisco and Los Angeles ...
New DNA regions influencing prostate cancer risk identified
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »The exact DNA variants that contribute to prostate cancer risk have now been published by an international research consortium. The investigators found seven SNPs that emerged for the first time in association with an elevation in prostate cancer risk. All variants are ...
Understanding prostate cancer risk factors
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Scientists have identified risk factors that increase a man's chances of developing prostate cancer. They are Age - the strongest risk factor - after age 50, the chance of developing prostate cancer increases sharply. Race. African Americans are at a greater risk ...
Men who smoke increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence, death
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »A study at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, has suggested that men with prostate cancer who smoke increase their risk of prostate cancer recurrence and of dying from the disease. Researchers found a link ...
Drugs that increase risk of high-grade prostate cancer in men
Thursday, June 16th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »On June 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that the class of drugs known as the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer in men. These medications, sold under the names of Proscar ...
Keep an eye out for prostate cancer
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 Posted in prostate cancer risks | No Comments »Guys tend to become familiar with the letters PSA after a certain age. The PSA test, which stands for prostate-specific antigen, is a blood test that measures a protein made by the prostate gland. A higher number on the results ...