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When you hear the word “prostate cancer”, there are a lot of things that may run through your mind. You already know that untreated prostate cancer, or prostate cancer that is caught too late is one of the leading causes of death among men. Not just older men suffer from this disease either. That is why it is important that you get regular prostate screenings and see the best prostate cancer treatment if you are diagnosed.

When you begin your search for the best prostate cancer treatment in your area, there are several things that you should look for. The following will help you find the best prostate cancer treatment so you can get the prompt medical Read the rest of this entry »

A new study of more than 7,000 men suggests that those with localized prostate cancer (which means the disease hasn’t spread beyond the prostate gland) who take cholesterol reducing statin drugs or anti-inflammatory agents live longer than men who don’t use these medications. Some of the well known statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and Mevacor. Commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs include aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), and naproxen (Aleve).

The study evaluated men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1990 and 2003. Nearly 65% underwent Read the rest of this entry »

The most common therapies for prostate cancer are surgical removal of the entire prostate gland, radiation treatment, and hormonal therapy. All of these are highly effective, however, they can often lead to serious side effects that can downgrade quality of life by making erections difficult to achieve and causing loss of nightly urinary control. Fortunately, there are a few new treatments in the works that show promise.

One is an actual cancer vaccine called Provenge, which has shown an increase in survival times of men with prostate cancer as compared to a placebo in controlled studies. The company that makes it, Dendreon, has sought FDA Read the rest of this entry »

Over the years there has been a great deal of debate about prostate cancer and the subject of preventing prostate cancer specifically remains rather controversial. Although, as with most cancers, men are not themselves the cause of their own prostate cancer, there are clearly various risk factors for developing the disease and there is a lot that can be done, if not to actually prevent it, then without question to lower your risk of developing it. The first step in prostate cancer prevention is to understand that you are at risk of getting the disease and to know just what the different risk factors are.

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One of the biggest risk factors associated with the incidence of prostate cancer is diet. The Westernized diet of red meat and saturated fat is thought to significantly contribute to the probability of an individual developing prostate cancer and so a prostate cancer diet should be started as early on in life as possible.

Men living in Eastern countries and especially Asia have a much lower incidence rate of prostate cancer than American men for example. This is possibly because Asian men eat a much healthier diet than most Americans. In addition, when Asian men relocate to a Westernized country the probability of them developing the condition gradually rises until it Read the rest of this entry »