Malecare has just issued an updated version of its free book on recurrent and advanced prostate cancer. Many people have gained great benefit from the first edition of this book, and we are sure that the new version is equally useful. However, you do have to “sign up” to be able to download the new […]

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An article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) states that screening younger men and men at risk of prostate cancer can be beneficial in reducing metastatic cancer and deaths and should not be abandoned.
The study authors write that the decision to screen or not to screen should be individual as screening is not appropriate […]

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A new study at the University of Chicago department of cancer research says an over-the-counter natural remedy derived from beehives slows down the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumours in mice
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, is a compound isolated from honeybee hive propolis, the resin used by bees to patch up holes in hives. […]

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A Wesley Hospital urologist has developed in collaboration with international prostate cancer expert from the Netherlands a new imaging technology that will reduce the number of men needing painful and invasive biopsies by two-thirds.
Currently, tests for prostate cancer involve a blood test to screen for the chemical PSA. Men who have high PSA levels may […]

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According to a recent review operations to treat prostate cancer are little more effective in saving lives than ‘watchful waiting’.
This will have be particularly difficult news because the surgery leads to impotence in half of all men and incontinence in one in ten.
The only rational response to these results, when presented with a patient with […]

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Several studies have looked at men who have a high frequency of ejaculation (whether by sexual intercourse or masturbation) and concluded that they may have a slightly lower risk of developing prostate cancer. However, the difference appears to be small and this is certainly a theory that is difficult to study. There is currently no […]

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At present men diagnosed with prostate cancer are offered surgery to remove the prostate gland, known as a ‘radical prostatectomy’. 
A new study at the University of Minnesota, concluded that surgery did not ‘significantly reduce prostate cancer mortality’. so thousands of men are undergoing debilitating surgery for prostate cancer which may be needless.
However, surgery was found […]

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Prostate cancer screening policies have been the topic of much debate. Last fall, the USPSTF came out with new draft guidelines recommending against routine PSA testing in younger men as well, again citing the unfavorable balance of harms and benefits. New recommendations say the benefits of screening are thought to be lower in older men […]

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Researchers at Long Island University (LIU) found that an ingredient of oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer
The results of study demonstrate that the compound induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells, a condition that is programmed cell death, or simply “cell suicide.”

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Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, concluded a faulty gene that increases breast cancer risk in women also quadruples the chances of prostate cancer among men.
Men carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene have a one in 11 chance of developing prostate cancer by 65 years, the study said. The faulty gene seemed to […]

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