At the core level, all types of cancers are the result of defects in the genetic codes. The defect causes unrestrained growth of cells leading to malignancy. The cells have their natural mechanism for correcting the DNA deficits, but sometimes this mechanism fails to act and that becomes the cause of certain diseases including cancer.
Cancers [...]
If you’re a man, you’re also a potential prostate cancer sufferer. This dreaded disease is one of the most common cancers for men who are 50 years of age and older.
What are some signs of possible prostate cancer? Here is a list of 9 symptoms:
1. You have to run to the bathroom to urinate a [...]
What is PSA?
PSA is prostate specific antigen. PSA is a protease (protein) secreted the prostate gland. Its levels in the blood are elevated in men with both benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. PSA is now an accepted and routine screening test for prostate cancer.
The PSA Test
PSA presence in the blood is very low, so [...]
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer nowadays is by no means a death sentence however it is imperative that you get treatment without delay. There are a number of prostate cancer treatment options available and the best one for you will depend on your individual case. You need to speak with your oncologist and decide what [...]
Here we go again folks. Researchers are now suggesting that lycopene, abundantly found in tomatoes, can now lower the risk of getting prostate cancer. These modern studies on prostate cancer have concluded that tomato-based products may greatly help in protecting men from prostate cancer.
The study shows that the more tomatoes in a persons diet, the [...]
After having found out what is prostate cancer and how it appears, it is now time to see how can this disease be treated.
The next step after a person has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, is of course the treatment. Depending of the state in which the cancer is, there are various treatments. Side-effects often [...]
At the prostate cancer symposium in Orlando, co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Eric J. Small, MD, UCSF professor of medicine and urology presented the findings of the study he led helped by other 19 US institutions, regarding an effective treatment for prostate cancer.
The study was made on patients with asymptomatic metastatic hormone [...]
Cancer is a frightening word. But prostate cancer doesnâ??t mean the end.
There is a breakthrough that is giving men diagnosed with prostate cancer their lives back, and next to painlessly!
“When I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer in 2002, I honestly felt that my world was rapidly coming to an end. Fortunately, I [...]
Studies show that certain vitamins, minerals and natural products provide protection against cancer. Whether in the form of fruit, tea or food supplements, these nutrients are a major asset to everyone wanting to protection from cancer. Let’s take a look at some of the most well known vitamins, whilst introducing perhaps a few lesser-known naturally [...]
The commonest form of cancer in the United States today is skin cancer but, to many people’s surprise, prostate cancer is the second most frequently seen type of cancer and results in some 30,000 deaths each year. So just what is prostate cancer?
The human body starts its life as a single cell which divides repeatedly [...]