Report suggests similar effectiveness among options for managing low-risk prostate cancer
A comprehensive appraisal of the management and treatment options for low-risk prostate cancer found that the rates of survival and tumor recurrence are similar among the most common treatment approaches, although costs can vary considerably.
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The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.
“We hope that one day we can demonstrate that xanthohumol prevents prostate cancer development, first in animal models and then in humans, but we are just at the beginning,” said Clarissa Gerhauser, Ph.D., group leader of cancer chemoprevention in the Division of Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors at the German Cancer Research Center, in Heidelberg, Germany.
Gerhauser presented these findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held in Houston, Dec.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer Chemoprevention, Cancer Development, Cancer Prevention Research, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Risk Factors, Cell Nucleus, Dependent Effects, Epigenomics, Fruit Vegetables, German Cancer Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg Germany, Prevention Of Breast Cancer, Prevention Of Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Cells, Prostate Specific Antigen, Receptor Structure, Research Frontiers Comments OffCoffee Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
While it is too early for physicians to start advising their male patients to take up the habit of regular coffee drinking, data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference revealed a strong inverse association between coffee consumption and the risk of lethal and advanced prostate cancers.
“Coffee has effects on insulin and glucose metabolism as well as sex hormone levels, all of which play a role in prostate cancer.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Cancer Prevention Research, Cancer Research, Channing Laboratory, Coffee Consumption, Coffee Intake, Decaffeinated Coffee, Glucose Metabolism, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School Of Public Health, Inverse Association, Lethal Disease, M Wilson, Male Patients, Postdoctoral Fellow, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancers, Research Frontiers, School Of Public Health, Sex Hormone Levels, Types Of Prostate Cancer Comments OffAs little as 15 minutes of exercise a day can reduce overall mortality rates in patients with prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference.
“We saw benefits at very attainable levels of activity,” said Stacey A.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Anti Oxidants, Fight Cancer, Fish Oil, Fruits Vegetables, Gallstones, Good Cholesterol, Green Tea, Health Research, Health Tips, Leafy Greens, Lowering Cholesterol, Many Other Types, Niacin, Nuts And Legumes, Oral Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Red Wine, Red Yeast Rice, Types Of Cancer, Types Of Prostate Cancer Comments OffMen with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer – an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study.
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