Men who consumed fried foods more than weekly once may raise their risk of developing prostate cancer by almost a third. According to a study, junk food staples like chips, battered fish, doughnuts and fried chicken may play a prominent part in the formation of more aggressive tumors. Consuming deep-fried foods at least once a [...] Read more…
Intake of deep-fried foods like French fries, doughnuts, fried fish and fried chicken is associated with a greater risk of prostate cancer. Men who reported having deep-fried foods no less than once a week had greater chances of developing prostate cancer than those who ate such foods monthly once. Researchers, who studied the association between [...] Read more…
Men who turn bald by 40 years of age were at greater risk of developing prostate cancer early on in life. A study by Australian researchers into the hair loss patterns of 10,000 men revealed those who had receding hair lines at a very early age were more likely to develop a tumor later on. [...] Read more…
People with prostate cancer who received the costly treatment ‘Proton Radiotherapy’ experienced slight relief from side effects like erectile dysfunction and incontinence, compared to those undergoing the usual radiation treatment known as Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT. Standard treatments for prostate cancer patients, such as IMRT and radical prostatectomy are known to cause adverse side effects [...] Read more…
According to a British study, a pioneering prostate cancer treatment rids 9 in 10 men of the disease with fewer side effects. By using intensive ultrasound, researchers at University College London produced the perfect result for prostate cancer patients. The therapy could be completed in a single visit to hospital, with patients being discharged within [...] Read more…
Recent research shows that a combo treatment is best for people with locally advanced prostate cancer – an aggressive form of prostate cancer that already has spread beyond the prostate gland to surrounding tissues. Adding radiation to the standard hormonal treatment plan cuts deaths from locally advanced prostate cancer by 43% over 6 years. The [...] Read more…
According to the American Institute of Cancer Research, consuming 50 gms of processed meat everyday – about the amount one hot dog contains – ups the risk of developing colorectal cancer by 21 per cent. Hot dogs have a low nutritional value, but are high in salt and this could lead to hypertension & heart disease. [...] Read more…
