December 01, 2014 The New England Journal of Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this commentary summarize the relevant issues surrounding testosterone replacement, addressing in particular the controversial issue of routine use of testosterone replacement therapy in men with mildly depressed serum testosterone. In an interactive clinical case discussion, experts weigh in on both risks […]
Romaguera D, Fernández-Barrés S, Gracia-Lavedán E, et al Clinical Nutrition|March 1, 2021 Researchers undertook this multicentric population-based case-control study to determine if ultra-processed foods and drinks intake is related to breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers. Males and females between 20-85 years of age who received diagnoses of colorectal (n = 1,852), breast (n = 1,486), […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review ArticlesFree Access Donald I. Abrams Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0169 The mostly indolent natural history and long overall survival associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer provides a unique opportunity for men to explore diet and lifestyle interventions to alter the trajectory of […]
– Physicians often downplay the risks by Howard Wolinsky, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today August 19, 2018 Ferdinand “Ferd” Becker Jr., MD, a retired facial plastic surgeon who lives in New Orleans, has one of the scariest biopsy/prostate cancer stories I’ve ever heard. Initially, Becker was diagnosed low-risk, low-volume Gleason 6. But his MRI records were […]
JUNE 21, 2017 Reuters Health News Nearly one in five US adults are taking supplemental vitamin D, and a growing number are taking excessively high doses linked to an increased risk of fractures, falls, kidney stones and certain cancers, a new study suggests. The recommended daily intake of vitamin D for most adults is 600 […]
January 17, 2017 International Journal of Cancer TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There is ongoing controversy regarding the effects of coffee consumption on prostate cancer risk, with some clinical studies suggesting a protective effect. The authors used two genetic variants positively associated with caffeine consumption/metabolism as a proxy for coffee consumption. They found no association between these genetic […]
Updated: Nov 11, 2016 Author: Stanley A Brosman, MD; Chief Editor: Edward David Kim, MD, FACS Overview Although nutrition plays a role in the development of prostate cancer, no specific diet can prevent or eradicate this disease. Prostate cancer, like other cancers, is an extremely complex process. No single factor (eg, diet) can explain the […]
June 23, 2016 Longer overall survival for patients with sufficient prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Prediagnostic 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with survival in pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online June 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Chen Yuan, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, […]
Nick Mulcahy February 26, 2014 New data from the much publicized Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), which sought to determine whether these supplements could protect against the development of prostate cancer, confirm that both antioxidants can be risky business for men. As previously reported, men receive no preventive benefit from either selenium or vitamin E supplements; […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. If you take your health seriously and have been told that you have a normal PSA then I would insist your doctor order the IGF-1 test. Unfortunately, most men are under the assumption that a PSA of 4 dl/ml gives them a green light of being free of prostate cancer. […]
Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Inderscience Publishers Summary: New research suggests that age, race and family history are the biggest risk factors for a man to develop prostate cancer, although high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vitamin D deficiency, inflammation of prostate, and vasectomy also add to the risk. In contrast, obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking […]
September 15, 2015 Scandinavian Journal of Urology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There is ongoing controversy regarding the degree to which surgery helps overall survival in men with prostate cancer. The authors of this retrospective study evaluated the effect of radical prostatectomy, using data from 6489 men undergoing prostatectomy in Denmark between 1995 and 2011. The median follow-up […]
Date: June 1, 2015 Source: Harvard School of Public Health Summary: After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains — known as a Western diet — may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with […]
Best Evidence Yet!: Ejaculation Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk Nick Mulcahy May 17, 2015 NEW ORLEANS — Good news, men: you may be able to decrease your risk for prostate cancer by ejaculating — frequently, according to research presented here at American Urological Association 2015 Annual Meeting. The frothy advice is not new but is now backed up […]
Elsewhere, vitamin D supplementation was found to slow or prevent the progression of low-grade prostate cancer in a randomized trial, reported researchers. In a study of 37 men who were to undergo prostatectomies, researchers gave 4,000 IU of vitamin D to one group and placebos to the other. After 60 days — the time that […]
Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin: Benefits, Sources, & Deficiency 15+1 4Tweet 1.1kLike 32Pin 0Share Affiliate Disclosure0 Comments Vitamin B2 / Riboflavin Vitamin B2, also called Riboflavin, is an important vitamin that also acts as an antioxidant within the body. Vitamin B2 is responsible for maintaining healthy blood cells, helping to boost energy levels, facilitating in a healthy metabolism, preventing free […]
Frankincense Oil Cancer Natural Treatment 91+1 337Tweet 81.0kLike 9.8kPin 0Share Affiliate Disclosure2 Comments Tradition tells us that the magi (3 wise men) gave the infant King of Israel gifts of gold to honor his royalty, frankincense as a perfume, and myrrh for anointing oil. Although there probably some truth to this, other sources claim […]
Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence BMC Medicine 01/20/2015 Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial factors for PCa risk […]
Dagfinn Aune Abstract Background: Dairy product and calcium intakes have been associated with increased prostate cancer risk, but whether specific dairy products or calcium sources are associated with risk is unclear. Objective: In the Continuous Update Project, we conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies on intakes of dairy products and calcium and prostate cancer risk. […]