Men over 50 years of age with high blood levels of testosterone have an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging. The finding throws some doubt on the safety of testosterone replacement therapy, the investigators say. The researchers measured several forms of testosterone in almost 3,000 blood samples collected over a 40-year period from 759 men in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, of whom 111 were...
Nation-wide statistics indicate that while some types of cancer are occurring less frequently, the rates of others are still surging upward. According to a new study published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, incidence of skin cancer is climbing in both sexes - more men are facing prostate cancer, while more women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancers showing a decrease in incidence in both sexes include lung, stomach and colon cancers. "There are a variety of factors th...
The prostate gland can attribute to premature ejaculation by its enlargement. Because the prostate stores and produces 95% of what comes out of you during ejaculation, it has a lot to say about when you actually do come, by means of the sympathetic nerves. When dealing with the prostate, you may have heard it referred to as “the Male G-Spot”. Perhaps this is because the prostate is made-up of the same embryonic tissues that comprise the female G-spot (an area of nerve endings and sensitive ti...
Type II diabetes will not lead to more aggressive prostate cancer, but it could lead to a lower long-term survival rate. New research from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia contradicts previous findings about prostate cancer and diabetes. Previous studies revealed insulin may make prostate cancer cells grow more aggressively. Diabetes is a condition that can lead to excessive amounts of insulin in the blood. Researchers studied 1,512 men with localized protate cancer treated w...
Enlarged prostate can be treated successfully by the herb saw palmetto. When enlarged prostate symptoms develop talk to your Doctor about maintaining your prostate health with the addition of the saw palmetto herb. Europe has been using Saw Palmetto to promote prostate health for years. Enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and the herb saw palmetto has been studied in European labs for it's effectiveness in treating the disorder. American labs lag far behind in their re...
A study conducted by researchers at the American Cancer Society, published in the 2005 January 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, has concluded that men with type 2 diabetes were less likely to develop prostate cancer than men without diabetes. Results of the study, using data from some 72,000 men, indicated that the risk of prostate cancer was linked to the length of time since diagnosis of diabetes. Men with diabetes for at least four years had a one-third lower rate of prost...
What are mesothelioma lawsuits and how do they arise? Mesothelioma lawsuits are filed by the victims of mesothelioma to avail reparations for medical expenses, pain & suffering and loss of income associated with the growth of this disease. Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer, which is inflicted by exposure to asbestos most frequently used in industrial and residential places till the late seventies. The numbers of mesothelioma victims were on the rise as the employers continued using these ha...
Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer of the lung or the abdomen lining, and is usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a type of building material used in thermal insulation products and ceiling tiles. Asbestos usage peaked during the 1950s - 1970s, but during the late 1960s, concerns over the health consequences of asbestos exposure began to arise, thereby decreasing the amount of asbestos manufactured over the following two decades. But even though new measures where brou...
By Donald Saunders Although prostate cancer is one of the commonest forms of cancer in men, and is currently responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 men every year in the United States alone, a reluctance on the part of many men to visit their doctor and to talk about anything to do with sex or their sexual organs has meant that, until recently, prostate cancer has been given something of a low profile. Today, however, the deaths in the past few years of a number of well known pers...
by Trevor Mulholland It is important for men to know their options when it comes to prostate treatments specific to a cancer's stage. Staging is used to describe the extent by which a cancer has spread. In prostate cancer, the most commonly used staging system is called the TNM. The overall stage under the TNM system is expressed in Roman numerals. The least advanced condition is tagged as Stage I, while the most advanced is categorized as Stage IV. In considering prostate treatments, ...
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed among men in the United States. Because prostate cancer is so slow-growing, many men, once diagnosed are told to do nothing but "watch and wait" for it to progress. Generally, prostate cancer is a progressive disease that is likely to grow and spread over a period of time, unless it is treated. Unfortunately this form of cancer is diagnosed in an estimated 80% of men who reach age 80.The good news is that if caught early, prostate cancer is v...
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer is by no means a death sentence as compared to previously. There are a number of prostate cancer treatment options available. You need to speak with your oncologist to find out which option works best for you. Learning about your prostate cancer diagnosis may be difficult to accept initially. So you should get your oncologist to answer any questions you may have. He should be able to give you very helpful advice. You may consider bringing a family mem...
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 6 American men. If prostate cancer is caught in its early stages, most men will not experience any symptoms. Some men, however, may experience symptoms that might indicate the presence of prostate cancer such as frequent urination, especially at night; difficulty in starting urine flow or holding it back; a weak or interrupted flow of urine, a painful or a burning sensation; difficulty getting an erection; blood in the urine or semen; painful ejaculations; or a ...
By: Dean Iggo What is prostate cancer? This is a question many people have asked themselves after they, like millions of others, have been diagnosed by their doctors with the problem. An answer to the question of “What is prostate cancer” isn't an easy one either. Defining the Disease The first step to finding the answer to this fairly common question is to understand the basic nature of the disease. Prostate cancer is a growth of abnormal cells in the prostate gland. It can be ca...
Whether a therapeutic technique is the best prostate cancer treatment for a patient depends on various factors. In selecting the treatment, a patient and his doctor should take into consideration the patient's age and expected life span, the stage and grade of the cancer, possible side effects and other health problems that the patient might have. One of the best prostate cancer treatment techniques, particularly for older men and those who suffer from other serious illnesses, is the expec...