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New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer – More Specific

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Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Available; Unlike PSA Test, is Ultra Specific for Prostate Cancer A new urine test for prostate cancer that measures minute fragments of RNA is now commercially available to men nationwide through the University of Michigan MLabs. The new test—Mi-Prostate Score (MiPS)—improves the utility of the PSA blood test, increases physicians’ ability to pick out high-risk prostate tumors from low-risk tumors in patients, and may help tens of thousands of men avoid unnecessary biopsies. Read the article.

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Living Longer and Healthier with Prostate Cancer

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If you’re living with prostate cancer, you may be able to live longer and healthier by making some changes to your eating and exercise routine. Increasingly, studies show that healthy eating and maintaining an active lifestyle after a prostate cancer diagnosis can lower the chances of the cancer coming back, and can improve the chances of staying disease-free. Healthy habits, such as not smoking, can also improve survival. Benefits may also include a lowered risk of heart disease. Read the Article.

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Researchers Discover Prostate Cancer-Fighting Compound in Jamaican Allspice

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Essential to jerk seasoning, allspice is known for flavoring Jamaican and other cuisines around the world with a blend of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and pepper but, according to a new study by Miller School researchers, the aromatic spice could be known one day for impeding the growth of, or maybe even preventing, prostate cancer, the No. 2 cancer-killer of men in the U.S. Read the article.

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PCC Releases New Recommmendations on PSA Testing

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Sept. 5, 2013 PROSTATE CANCER CANADA RELEASES NEW RECOMMENDATIONS Lowering the age of baseline testing for prostate cancer Today we released new recommendations to empower Canadian males to take a more active role in monitoring their number one cancer risk: prostate cancer. A recent nationwide poll showed that while 87% of Canadian men aged 35+ fear prostate cancer, less than half anticipate being tested in the next 12 months – even though early diagnosis can increase the odds of survival. Read about it.

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Fla. seaweed may help fight cancer, inflammations

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A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise. They isolated specific compounds in this common green alga, known as sea lettuce, and undertook studies to understand exactly how they work. Their findings, published Sept. 4 in Cancer Prevention Research, show how the species may protect multiple organs from disease and may be particularly effective in preventing prostate cancer. Read the article.

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VIDEO: Dr. Robert Hamilton, “Hormones, hormone therapy and prostate cancer”

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July 2013 Scotiabank Awareness Night “Hormones, hormone therapy and prostate cancer”       Dr. Robert J Hamilton MD, MPH, FRCSC  Surgical Oncologist, The Princess Margaret University Health Network  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery (Urology), University of Toronto Testosterone and related hormones that together we call “androgens” play a role in every aspect of prostate cancer…from reducing chances of being diagnosed with prostate cancer, reducing progression of low risk prostate cancer, as an additive to radiation therapy, to suppressing growth in patients with advanced cancers. Dr. Hamilton presents the role of androgens and hormone therapy across the landscape of prostate

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5 Ways to Prevent Unnecessary Treatment for Prostate Cancer

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Now that the government panels and medical associations no longer recommend PSA testing, consider this: in the 1980s, before PSA testing, 50,000 men died annually from prostate cancer. In the 1990s, with PSA testing, 30,000 died annually. PSA testing saved 20,000 men each year (about 25,000 now) from slow, painful deaths from prostate cancer. And they are telling us to stop doing this test? Consider: 50,000 prostatectomies are performed each year for prostate cancer, yet 40,000 of these surgeries are unnecessary. The numbers are similar for radiation therapy. This is why mainstream medicine has retreated from routine PSA testing. Retreating

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Two fat swaps that stop cancer

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A new headline-grabbing report reveals the amazing power of two crucial “fat swaps” to protect guys against fatal prostate cancer. We think this way of eating could slash breast cancer risk, too. Just make two changes: Choose vegetable-based fats – extra virgin olive and canola oil, nuts and seeds, avocado – over animal fats. Read the article.

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Drinking more than five cups of tea ‘cuts risk of prostate cancer by a third’

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Drinking five or more cups of tea a day lowers the risk of advanced prostate cancer by a third, research shows. Men who drink five or more cups daily have a 33 per cent lower risk of developing stage IV prostate cancer, scientists found. They also have a 25 per cent reduced risk of reaching stage II, compared with those who drink just one cup a day. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2379696/Drinking-cups-tea-cuts-risk-prostate-cancer-third.html#ixzz2bhWuGD53

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