It’s been a long day at work or the weekend has arrived, and you want to kick back, relax and have a few beers or a glass of wine. So what’s the verdict: is alcohol good or bad for prostate health? If you’re thinking to yourself, “Okay, you’re going to tell me to never drink…
The condition known as interstitial cystitis has traditionally been believed to affect women significantly more than men, but that line of thought has been changing. In fact, recent research has suggested that instead of the painful condition affecting women tenfold over men, it may be closer to fivefold or less and that some men who…
Experts have uncovered evidence that a plant based diet may reverse prostate cancer. The research comes from several sources, including Dean Ornish, MD, who also has shown that it’s possible to treat and even reverse heart disease by eating a diet based on plant foods, and without using drugs. One of Ornish’s studies involved 93…
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, but a recent study from Northwestern University published in Clinical Cancer Research looks more closely at the association between vitamin D and prostate biopsy outcomes. A prostate biopsy is the usual method by which a urologist measures the existence and severity of prostate cancer. Researchers…
When it comes time to undergo prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer, it may be good to know that robot-assisted radical prostatectomy won hands down over open prostatectomy, according to an analysis of a national database. The evaluation covered surgery for prostate cancer performed from October 2008 to December 2009. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is the newest type…
Abiraterone (Zytiga), a hormone therapy drug approved for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer, may also help eliminate localized high-risk prostate cancer, according to researchers who will present their findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago June 1-5, 2012. Most hormone therapy drugs for prostate cancer work by inhibiting androgen production in the…
What do you think are the 4 best supplements for prostate cancer? This is an interesting question, and experts don’t necessarily agree on the answer. However, the important thing is, there are numerous candidates, and each of them possess qualities that put them in the running. You will find the four discussed here on various…
What you eat can affect how you feel just as your mood can affect your food choices. Understanding this relationship can help you choose the best diet for mental health and well-being, which can also help naturally support both your psychological and digestive health. What is the brain-gut connection? It is important to support optimum gut…
A first-of-its-kind study has found evidence that dietary calcium, including calcium from non-dairy sources, may increase the risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, which involved Chinese men, were published in Cancer Research. Previous studies performed in populations in North America and Europe have noted an association between a high consumption of dairy foods…
Men are often told that while the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is not perfect nor specific for detecting prostate cancer, it’s the best test available. Now, however, a new PSA test, called the Prostate Health Index (phi), has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Prostate Health Index was designed to differentiate prostate…
Xofigo compared to Zytiga means that men with prostate cancer have another treatment option to consider. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new medication, Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride), for late stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer on May 15, 2013. With this new medication addition to the market, prostate cancer patients will want to ask…
What is the cost of Provenge (sipuleucel-T)? Men with late-stage prostate cancer that has spread after hormone therapy or surgery may want to ask about the cost of treatment to help them make medical decisions. Provenge costs $93,000 for the full six-week treatment, which includes three infusions. The reason for the high cost of Provenge…
Although we often hear about the virtues of green and black teas, there’s much you also should know about white tea and prostate cancer. White tea is the least processed of the tea varieties. In fact, you may not know that black, white, and green tea all come from the same leaf variety. The difference…
Statins, which are hailed for their ability to lower cholesterol levels, have a dark side that most recently includes evidence that they may be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. Results of the study, published in the December 2011 issue of Prostate, fly in the face of previous research that has explored any…
Alzheimer’s disease has no effective treatment or cure, but there are things you can do to lower your risk of getting this disease. This includes exercising regularly, eating foods that nourish the brain, monitoring your diet—especially your sugar intake—and watching your glucose levels. Why monitor your glucose levels? Because diabetics have a 65% increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease…
A clinical trial is studying whether combining Provenge with Zytiga for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer leads to meaningful outcomes. In this particular study, scientists are examining whether there is a benefit in how well Provenge (sipuleucel-T) works when Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) is given at the same time or if it is better delaying treatment with…
Some experts argue that the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test is not that reliable because it can give false positive (indicating cancer that is not there) and false negative (missing prostate cancer that is there) results. In fact, roughly 80 percent of the 1.6 million men who undergo prostatic biopsy in the United States each year…
Is prostate cancer genetic? While it is possible to inherit a higher chance of developing prostate cancer, your age, environment, and lifestyle are more likely to play a factor in acquiring prostate cancer than in inheriting it. About 10 percent of prostate cancer cases are considered hereditary, so do pay attention to your family history….
Men who have been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH) have many treatment options, including medications, invasive and noninvasive medical procedures, and natural approaches. When medications are being considered, patients often want to know how one drug performs against another so they can make a choice that best suits their needs. Here…
Results of a new study from the University of Glasgow and published in Nutrition and Cancer have stated that men who drank more than seven cups of tea daily had a 50% greater risk of developing prostate cancer than did men who drank less than four cups of tea daily or no tea at all….
