Preventing Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is common in most men. Some die of other causes with no knowledge of ever having prostate cancer. With diagnosis of prostate cancer becoming more accessible and reliable, men as young as early 40's are being diagnosed, treated and never suffer a recurrence. However, the better course of action is to prevent prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer Prevention

Prostate cancer prevention is a combination of:

1. Maintaining hormonal balance
2. Prostate supporting nutrition
3. Lifestyle choices
4. Medical drugs

Hormonal Balance

The drop in testosterone in men sets off a trigger response causing enlargement of the prostate gland, leading to non-carcinogenic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. This outcome is preventable by men receiving testosteron HTR [Hormone Replacement Therapy], in the same way as women overcome menopausal symptoms with estrogen HRT. Read more about HRT for Men

Nutrition

Toxins play a major role in all cancers. Maintaining a low toxic diet and supplying your body with sufficient antioxidants to rid the body of built up toxins and free radicals has a postive impact on preventing all types of cancer. Read more about nutrition in prostate cancer.

Lifestyle Choices

Not smoking and avoiding excessive alcholol help maintain a healthy prostate. So too does regular ejaculation.

Research has shown that regular [more than five times per week] masturbation can cut the risk of prostate cancer by up to 66%. This is because regular ejaculation reduces the buildup of carcinogenic deposits in sperm which can damage the cells lining the prostate.

Medical Drugs

More recent studies have shown positive indications that low doses of two drugs commonly used for other medical conditions may stop the progression of prostate cancer. Celebrex [used in treatment of arthritis] and Lipitor [ used to control cholestorol levels], when combined prvent early prostate cancer tdeveloping into the more aggressive, fatal stage. [Source: Rutgers University - New Jersey].

Since Celebrex has side effects in larger doses - the study will continue for another 5 years before the protocol is widely adopted.

However, since its use in the prevention of progression of prostate cancer is at a low level, there is high hope that the current human trials will have a positive outcome without any damaging side effects.

Other drugs, Proscar [finasteride] and Dutasteride are being evaluated for their preventative activity.

• Proscar - is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH], and it is th.
• Dutasteride - an FDA approved drug for BPH with positive effects on hairloss
  

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