Prostate Cancer Drugs In Your Supermarket

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Who knew?

Adding common foods like apples, watermelons, cranberries, tomatoes and more to your diet can help you avoid developing — prostate cancer.

Researchers discovered that several natural compounds found in foods starve cancerous tumors of the nutrition they need to thrive.

The most promising active ingredients can be found in apple peels, rosemary, turmeric, red grapes, berries and green tea.

Lycopene, the pigment that gives tomatoes and watermelons their… Read More »

Tagged with: Cancer Prevention, diet and cancer, diet and prostate cancer, eat more fish, men who speak up, prostate cancer diagnosis, UsToo

New Test Identifies Prostate Cancer

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

A simple blood test using a single drop of blood is significantly more accurate than current screening methods. The new test will allow men to bypass invasive procedures to look for aggressive prostate cancer

The new Extracellular Vesicle Fingerprint Predictive Score (EV-FPS) test uses a computer to combine information from millions of cancer cell nanoparticles in the blood… Read More »

Tagged with: agressive prostate cancer. PSA, annual physical, EV-FPS, Extracellular Vesicle Fingerprint Predictive Score, men who speak up, Prostate-Specific Antigen, real men get tested, US Preventative Services Taskforce

Stopping Prostate Cancer A New Look

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Researchers from Massachusetts General Harvard, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital recently revealed that long-term use of aspirin is associated with lower risk of dying from various types of cancers, including lung and prostate cancer. Both cancers are the leading killers of men. The findings were presented at the April 2017 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Apparently aspirin not only reduces the risk of developing… Read More »

Tagged with: American Cancer Society, annual physical, Bayer, diet and prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, Harvard Medical School, men who speak up, National Mens Health Awareness Initiative, PSA, US Preventative Services Taskforce, ZERO

Aspirin May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Men who take aspirin regularly may have a lower risk of dying from prostate cancer, a new study suggests.

Dr. Christopher Allard, a urologic oncology fellow at Harvard Medical School in Boston reported that the regular intake of aspirin decreases the risk of prostate cancer death by almost 40%. That may suggest men could have one more reason to consider regular aspirin use.

The findings were presented Jan. Read More »

Tagged with: American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, Bayer, Dr Christopher Allard, Harvard Medical School, National Mens Health Awareness Initiative

Prostate Cancer – Not Good News

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Diagnoses of early prostate cancer continue to decline in the United States, following the 2011 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation against routine screening for the disease.

For those of you not familiar with this screening, the analysis involves a simple blood test that identifies levels of PSA (prostate specific antigen), a protein produced by the prostate gland. While the test can determine when cancer exists, it can… Read More »

Tagged with: African American Men, America Cancer Society, annual physical, enlarged prostate, men speak up, prostate cancer, prostate cancer diagnosis, regular check ups, silence is not a cure, US Preventative Services Taskforce

Prostate Cancer On The Rise In U.S.

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Advanced prostate cancer cases are on the rise in the U.S. Recent studies show a 72% increase over the past 10 years.

Men ages 55 to 69 had the highest spike, with a startling 92% increase in cases in just a decade. Medical experts are clearly concerned. Early screening and detection are the key but clearly men are not going through the screening process as often as they should.

Across… Read More »

Tagged with: African American Men, annual physical, Bayer, diet and prostate cancer, men who speak up, metastatic prostate cancer, National Mens Health Awareness Initiative, prostate cancer diagnosis, PSA, silence is not a cure, understanding prostate cancer, US Preventative Services Taskforce

2016 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

In recognition of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, PCaAWARE is pleased to share the following reminders.

— Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, behind skin cancer, and affects one in seven men.

— Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer.

— In 2016 approximately 250,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States; about… Read More »

Tagged with: Bayer, men must speak up, men who speak up, national prostate cancer foundation, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, real men get tested, real men speak up, September prostate cancer month, silence is not a cure

Slow Development of Prostate Cancer

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Some research suggests that drinking pomegranate juice may slow the progression of prostate cancer.

For example, in a study of men with recurrent prostate cancer and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, researchers found that taking pomegranate juice extract significantly slowed the rate at which PSA was rising (PSA doubling time). A longer PSA doubling time can indicate that the cancer may be progressing less rapidly.

But this study did not… Read More »

Tagged with: Bayer, diet and cancer, diet and prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, men who speak up, prostate cancer diagnosis, silence is not a cure, understanding prostate cancer

Get Your PSA Checked Annually

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Jeff Jones was aware of the risks associated with high Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels.

In January 2015 after an annual checkup, doctors told him his PSA levels were high and encouraged further monitoring. He underwent blood work and a biopsy that revealed nothing more than what he already knew.

So when doctors suggested he receive one more biopsy after failed attempts to lower his PSA, Jones was in no rush… Read More »

Tagged with: American Cancer Society, annual physical, Bayer, Dr. Allan Haynes Jr., enlarged prostate, Jeff jones, Joe Arrington Cancer Center at Covenant Health, men who speak up, robotic surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Prostate Cancer Treated With Laser

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Dennis — No Comments ↓

Scientists have found that the precise application of laser heat can safely treat prostate cancer without causing adverse effects or changes in urinary or sexual function, an advance that may lead to a safe and feasible way to treat the disease.
The technique uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide the insertion of a laser fibre into cancerous tumors. When heated, the laser destroys the cancerous tissue.

A follow-up… Read More »

Tagged with: Journal of urology, laser ablation, Laser for prostate, Leonard Marks, MRI, University of California

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