[Boerseun]

Lotsa hot chillies and lotsa beer?

Seems like I'm safe, then...

[Michaelangelica]

Cellular Pathway Identified That Makes Prostate Cancer Fatal

ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2007) — Expanding evidence that tiny strands of RNA – called microRNAs – play big roles in the progress of some cancers, UC Davis researchers have identified one that helps jump start prostate cancer cell growth midway through the disease process,
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Androgens, such as testosterone, are known to promote tumor growth. While androgen suppression treatments slow the progress of prostate cancer, they do not cure it.

“One of the most confounding things about prostate cancer is that after a period of success with androgen suppression therapy, the cancer starts to thrive again,” deVere White explained. “That’s when the disease becomes fatal. This particular microRNA supports the ability of prostate cancer cells to exist and grow in its androgen-independent state. And we currently have no effective treatments for the androgen-independent state of the disease.”

Now having identified a cellular link between the two phases of prostate cancer, . . .
Besides skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in American men. It is estimated that 218,890 men in the United States will be diagnosed with and 27,000 men will die of prostate cancer in 2007.

Cellular Pathway Identified That Makes Prostate Cancer Fatal

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[questor]

While some these food theories may help or delay prostate cancer, don't let that stand in your way of having yearly prostate exams and a PSA test. If you are a man, the statistics show you WILL have prostate cancer if you live long enough. If you do and it metastisizes to your bone, it's a painful death. Do your checkups and eat a varied diet.

[orbsycli]

Prostate massage is also very good for you but this tends to gross some guys out.

[Michaelangelica]

A VERY large study, the findings were based on data from more than 11,000 men taking part in the EPIC Heidelberg cohort.

The Vitamin You Need to Prevent Prostate Cancer

forgotten vitamin, vitamin K, vitamin D, K1, K2, prostate cancer, cancer, prostateIncreased intake of vitamin K2 may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 35 percent, according to the results of European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

More than 500,000 people, world-wide, are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year and it is the direct cause of over 200,000 deaths. I find it helpful to view prostate cancer as the male equivalent of breast cancer.
. . .
I do not advise using the synthetic vitamin K3, but rather the plant-based vitamin K1 (phylloquinone, a.k.a. phytonadione) and bacterially produced vitamin K2 (menaquinone).

The Vitamin You Need to Prevent Prostate Cancer - Articles
Plants Containing PHYLLOQUINONE
Ordered by quantity

Species Part Quantity Reference
Vaccinium corymbosum L. -- Blueberry Fruit 300 ppm DUKE1992A
List of plants containing PHYLLOQUINONE
http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub.../chemdisp.xsql

[Monomer]

Originally Posted by Boerseun

Lotsa hot chillies and lotsa beer?

Seems like I'm safe, then...

Better throw in some frequent sex too...

Frequent sexual intercourse and masturbation protects men against a common form of cancer, suggests the largest study of the issue to date yet.

The US study, which followed nearly 30,000 men over eight years, showed that those that ejaculated most frequently were significantly less likely to get prostate cancer.

Men of different ages varied in how often they ejaculated, so the team used a lifetime average for comparisons. Compared to the reference group who ejaculated four to seven times a month, "each increase of three ejaculations per week was associated with a 15 per cent decrease in the risk of prostate cancer", says Leitzmann.

"More than 12 ejaculations per month would start conferring the benefit - on average every second day or so," he says.

Leitzmann and Giles both agree that there are biologically plausible ways that ejaculating frequently might prevent prostate cancer.

"Increased ejaculation may allow the prostate gland to clear itself of carcinogens or of materials that form a substrate for the development of carcinogens," Giles told New Scientist.

Another theory is that frequent drainage of prostate fluid stops tiny crystalloid microcalcifications - which have been associated with prostate cancer - from forming in the prostate duct, says Leitzmann.

Giles notes that neither study examines ejaculation during the teenage years - which may be a crucial factor. But he says: "Although much more research remains to be done, the take home message is that ejaculation is not harmful, and very probably protective of prostatic health - and it feels good!"

Frequent ejaculation may protect against cancer - 06 April 2004 - New Scientist

[Michaelangelica]

Prostate cancer research

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Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. In this programme we take a look at some recent research and talk to specialists about their latest investigations into new treatment options for the disease.

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Norman Swan: Good morning and welcome to the program. This morning on the Health Report: the prostate and men's problems. There are all sorts of new ways for urologists to core out enlarged prostates from the inside and a recent review of the evidence for these techniques - mostly using lasers - has suggested that at the moment they might not be worth the added expense.

Dr Rob Pickard was involved in this analysis of the research on surgery for what's called benign prostatic enlargement. He's a urologist at Newcastle University in the UK.

Rob Pickard: All men have a prostate gland and its function is basically to produce the seminal fluid, so obviously when men's reproductive life is over it's a little bit redundant and unfortunately that coincides with its benign enlargement. This causes symptoms such as having to wait for the urine to come, poor urine flow, urinary frequency and having to get up at night.

Norman Swan: There has been a controversy about the usefulness of that operation to begin with, that many of the reasons for men's lower urinary tract symptoms are not closely related to the actual size of the prostate, they may be like women, due just to ageing of the bladder and the nerves that control our urinary flow.

Health Report - 21July2008 - Prostate cancer research

[Monomer]

Broccoli May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Men who eat broccoli just a few times a week may have a lower prostate cancer risk than men who don't, new research suggests.

Animal studies have long suggested that broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables help protect against prostate cancer. The new research suggests the same thing in humans, albeit indirectly.

Researchers measured changes in gene expression in human prostate tissue associated with eating a broccoli-rich diet.

Compared to men who ate peas four times a week, those who ate four weekly servings of broccoli for a year showed more changes in gene expression suggestive of increased protection against prostate cancer.

[Michaelangelica]

UK researchers claim prostate cancer breakthrough
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TONY EASTLEY: Medical researchers in the UK say a new drug could help men with a deadly form of prostate cancer manage the disease. The researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research say tests of the drug Abiraterone show 80 per cent of men with an aggressive form of the cancer, who hadn't responded to previous treatment, improved after taking the drug.

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Prostate cancer research

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Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. In this programme we take a look at some recent research and talk to specialists about their latest investigations into new treatment options for the disease.

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Health Report - 21July2008 - Prostate cancer research

[Michaelangelica]

UK researchers claim prostate cancer breakthrough
PRINT FRIENDLY EMAIL STORY
AM - Wednesday, 23 July , 2008 08:24:00
Reporter: Sara Everingham
TONY EASTLEY: Medical researchers in the UK say a new drug could help men with a deadly form of prostate cancer manage the disease. The researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research say tests of the drug Abiraterone show 80 per cent of men with an aggressive form of the cancer, who hadn't responded to previous treatment, improved after taking the drug.

AM - UK researchers claim prostate cancer breakthrough

Prostate cancer research

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Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. In this programme we take a look at some recent research and talk to specialists about their latest investigations into new treatment options for the disease.

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Health Report - 21July2008 - Prostate cancer research