NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: All that favourable publicity for pomegranate juice and its anti-prostate cancer properties may be in trouble – a US company has been accused of over-selling its benefits. READ MORE>
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Doubt raised over pomegranate juice anti-prostate cancer claims
Posted in Pomegranate, tagged anti-prostate cancer propertie, Natural remedies, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, over-selling benefits, pomegranate juice, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER on September 28, 2010| 2 Comments »
Diet enriched with tomato powder boosts prostate cancer survival in mice
Posted in Tomato powder, tagged catherise, catheter, catheter removal, catheterisation, heat-processed paste, Natural remedies, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer survival, prostate carcinogenesis., serum antioxidant activity, serum inflammation/angiogenesis biomarkers, survival rate, tomato powder, URO TODAY, whole cherry tomatoes on September 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Mice fed a diet enriched with 10% tomato powder – from heat-processed paste from whole cherry tomatoes (including seeds and skins) – showed a dramatic rise in prostate cancer survival. READ MORE>
This diet significantly increased overall survival rate (from 11% to 67%)…
Biochemical data disclosed an increase in serum antioxidant activity, and a reduction of serum inflammation/angiogenesis biomarkers of particular importance in prostate carcinogenesis.
Ginseng and other anti-cancer agents – here’s how to research natural remedies
Posted in PREVENTION/ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES, tagged cancer research, catherise, catheter, catheterisation, comparison of treatments, ginseng, Natural remedies, natural remedy, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, researching cancer online, SciAnswers.com on September 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
PROSTABLOG NZ: Does ginseng cure prostate cancer? Does any natural remedy? If you want to research such questions, here’s a useful web article on SciAnswers.com giving some guidelines: READ MORE>
Low-carb diet shows real benefits for prostate cancer survival
Posted in Dietary intervention, tagged cancer research, carbohydrate intake, catheter, catheter fear, catheterisation, low carb diet, Natural remedies, no-carb diet, no-carbohydrate ketogenic diet, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer biology, URO TODAY, Western diet on September 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Having a low carb diet is as good as a no-carb one when it comes to surviving prostate cancer, tests on mice have shown. READ MORE>
Previous studies indicate that carbohydrate intake influences prostate cancer biology, as mice fed a no-carbohydrate ketogenic diet had significantly smaller tumours and longer survival than mice fed a Western diet.
As it is nearly impossible for humans to consume and maintain a no-carbohydrate ketogenic diet, we determined whether diets containing 10% or 20% carbohydrate kcal showed similar tumor growth as NCKD.
Diet care, nutrition, supplements have no real effect on prostate cancer prevention
Posted in Dietary intervention, tagged cancer research, catheter, diet, high dietary intake, inflammation and oxidative stress, Natural remedies, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, nutrition, polyunsaturated n-6 fatty acids, prevention of prostate cancer, prostablog, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, supplement use on August 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: There is minimal evidence of any well-defined effect of diet, nutrition or supplement use on the prevention of prostate cancer, says a new study. READ MORE>
The authors conclude exclusively that a high dietary intake of polyunsaturated n-6 fatty acids may increase prostate cancer risk because of their effects on inflammation and oxidative stress.
Research needed on why prostate cancer patients make few diet changes
Posted in Dietary intervention, tagged cancer research, catheter, diet changes, male food choices, Natural remedies, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate treatment debate, URO TODAY on August 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Few men with prostate cancer adopt significant diet change, indicating a need to better understand how and why they make food choices. READ MORE>
Anti-oxidant vitamins and selenium supplement don’t prevent prostate cancer
Posted in PREVENTION/ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES, tagged anti-oxidant vitamins, cancer research, catheter, Natural remedies, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, Selenium, URO TODAY on August 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Taking anti-oxidant vitamins and selenium supplement do not reduce the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer, according to a new study in China. READ MORE>
These data provide no support for the use of these supplements for the prevention of prostate cancer.
Daily low dose of aspirin cuts prostate cancer risk
Posted in Aspirin, tagged aspirin, cancer research, catheter, low dose aspirin, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, WEBMD on August 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
WEBMD: Men who take a low dose of aspirin every day could significantly reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer. READ MORE>
Dietary supplement’s anti-prostate cancer powers confirmed by Iranian study
Posted in Dietary intervention, tagged anti-prostate tumour effects, cancer research, catheter, Dietary supplement, plant flavonoid, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, Quercetin, URO TODAY, Vitamin P and citrin on July 25, 2010| Leave a Comment »
URO TODAY: Dietary supplement Quercetin – one of the plant flavonoids (also collectively known as Vitamin P and citrin) – shows anti-prostate tumour effects, according to a study in Iran. READ MORE>