Tag: prevention

  • Statins make radiation more effective at curing prostate cancer, study suggests

    Statins Make Radiation More Effective at Curing Prostate Cancer, Study Suggests ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2011) — Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take these medications, according to a study published…

  • Vitamin D doesn’t cut prostate cancer risk

    Source Reuters U.S. National Cancer Institute researchers set out to see if vitamin D might protect against prostate cancer, the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men worldwide. They tracked vitamin D concentrations in the blood of 749 men diagnosed with prostate cancer and 781 men who did not have the disease. They found no…

  • A recipe for reducing your risk of getting prostate cancer or lowering your risk of a recurrenc

    Dietary changes may reduce prostate cancer risk, raise PSADT – Expert recommends ‘active holistic surveillance,’ including low-fat diet, supplements – UrologyTimes For patients at low risk for developing the disease, Dr. Katz recommended using the term “active holistic surveillance” instead of “watchful waiting.” This involves instructing patients to adhere to the following dietary modifications: *…

  • Higher cholesterol may lead to more aggressive prostate cancer

    Prostate Cancer Treatment and Symptoms > Prostate Cancer and Association With Plasma Cholesterol: “Prostate cancer patients who had lower levels of cholesterol in their blood had a significantly reduced chance of developing more aggressive forms of the disease, compared to patients with higher cholesterol readings. These findings may help explain the earlier discovery, reported by…