Posts Tagged ‘Prevention’

The Risks of Developing Prostate Cancer and What Can be Done by Way of Prevention

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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Prostate Cancer and Enlarged Prostate – Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

Prostate Cancer and Enlarged Prostate – Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment. 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 Read the rest of this entry »