Eating too often meat and dairy products may increase the risk of developing prostate cancer. This suggests a study published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine which concluded that a diet rich in these foods raises levels of the hormone IGF-1 (insulin growth factor, type 1) which promotes cell growth and associated with an increased risk of developing certain cancers, including that of the prostate. (more…)
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PROSTATE: MILK AND LATICINI INCREASE THE RISK OF CANCER
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Walnuts are defending from prostate cancer
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Nuts may help against prostate cancer by regulating the activity of genes involved, hindering the growth of the tumor (if present).
The research suggests a University of California, directed by Dr. Paul Davies and presented at the meeting in San Francisco of the American Chemical Association.
The team of Davies has worked with some rodents genetically engineered to develop prostate cancer. (more…)
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Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
It is a malignant tumor that develops in the prostate gland. It consists of uncontrolled growth of prostate cells. This means, among other things, that the prostate, because of its location, press on the bladder and urethra by preventing the normal urine output.
Most prostate cancers grow very slowly, although some do it quickly, they can even spread.
The prostate is a glandular organ, the size of a walnut, found in men and situated around the neck of the bladder and urethra, in front of the rectum. Some liquid, whitish and viscous, which is mixed with sperm at the time of ejaculation.
There are lymph vessels surrounding the prostate and that lead to pelvic lymph nodes.
When a prostate cancer, there is the possibility that cancer cells spreading through lymphatic vessels and affect the lymph and from there to anywhere on the body.
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