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There are many different medical treatments for prostate cancer that involve  the clinical care of a healthcare professional. These treatments include  expectant therapy, surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and  chemotherapy. Expectant therapy is to carefully observe and monitor the prostate  cancer. Because prostate cancer cells often spread very slowly, many older men  who have the disease . . . → Read More: Medical Treatments for Prostate Cancer

ANAHEIM, Calif.–After one year taking green tea catechins (GTCs), only one in a group of 32 men at high risk of developing prostate cancer were diagnosed with the disease, compared to nine out of 30 in a control group. Italian researchers found epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in GTCs targeted prostate cancer cells for death, without damaging benign . . . → Read More: Green Tea May Prevent Prostate Cancer

New research published in the March 20 edition of the International Journal of Cancer (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/106586506/ABSTRACT) shows vegetable fiber may lower the incidence of prostate cancer. Researchers noted this is the first study to look into fiber’s role in prostate cancer. In an 11-year multicenter case-control study, researchers investigated 1,294 men with incident, histologically confirmed prostate cancer . . . → Read More: Fiber Lowers Prostate Cancer

Croton Oil Fights Prostate Cancer

An active ingredient found in the oil of the Southeast Asian croton plant–12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, commonly known as TPA–may inhibit the growth of new prostate cancer cells, according to researchers at Rutgers University.

“We demonstrated TPA could simultaneously stop the growth of new prostate cancer cells, kill existing cancer cells and ultimately shrink prostate tumors,” . . . → Read More: Croton Oil Fights Prostate Cancer

Men with high intakes of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may have a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Increased dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid (ALA), however, may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer.

Researchers evaluated the association between dietary intake of ALA, EPA, DHA, linoleic acid (LA) and arachidonic . . . → Read More: Certain Omega-3s May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Greater levels of Selenium, Vitamin E and the tomato carotenoid Lycopene have been shown to reduce Prostate Cancer in one out of every four Caucasian males, or those who inherit a specific genetic variation that is particularly sensitive to oxidative stress.

Conversely, if carriers of this genetic variant have low levels of these vitamins and minerals, their . . . → Read More: Antioxidant levels key to prostate cancer risk in some men