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Emotional Stress Reduces Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Therapies in Animal Model

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Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients. A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center indicates that stress is not just an emotional side effect of the diagnosis; it also can reduce the effectiveness of prostate cancer drugs and accelerate the development of prostate cancer. Read the article.

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PSA Levels Higher in Sedentary Men

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PSA concentrations are higher in men who engage in more sedentary behavior and lower levels of light physical activity, a study found. It is hypothesized that regular participation in physical activity may reduce prostate cancer risk through a variety of biological mechanisms including changes in energy balance, immune function, inflammation, antioxidant defenses, and endogenous hormones. Based on their results, the authors stated, evaluation of a patient’s physical activity and sedentary level before PSA testing also is important because these factors also may influence measurements and lead to a urologic diagnostic workup. Read the whole article.

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Mind Over Manhood: Misconceptions About Prostate Cancer

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While the devastating physical effects of prostate cancer are widely known, the psychological impact of the disease is a silent struggle for many men. Janssen Biotech, Inc. releases the results of its “Mind Over Manhood: Misconceptions About Prostate Cancer” survey conducted by Wakefield Research, which uncovers both a surprising lack of awareness and a profound emotional impact of the disease on men. Read More.

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Multivitamin Use Linked to Lowered Cancer Risk – but not Prostate Cancer

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Multivitamin use had no effect on the incidence of prostate cancer, which was the most common cancer diagnosed in the study participants. When researchers looked at the effect of vitamin use on all other cancers, they found a 12 percent reduction in occurrence. Read More.

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Eat your broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables

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Another mechanism discovered by which sulforaphane prevents cancer Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the “sulforaphane” compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics. Read More.

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Eating oily fish regularly can significantly cut risk of prostate death

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Eating oily fish regularly ‘can significantly cut risk of prostate death’ *  Those who consume high levels of omega-3 are 34 to 40 per cent less likely to die from disease *  Men over 50 more likely to develop a tumour, and there is a strong genetic element to it Read More.

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Cancer on the Brain – Cancer Phobia

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I got a call from a friend last year. He had prostate cancer and wanted some help thinking through what to do. He had gone to his doctors for the details about his physical condition. He was calling me for help dealing with the other condition he knew he was facing — excessive fear of this dreaded disease that sometimes does more harm than good, what some have called “cancer phobia.” Read More

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