Turns out that enlarged prostates, which can raise a PSA count and attract the attention of (1.) oncologists and (2.) surgeons, may actually offer some protection against aggressive prostate cancer. That theory comes from researchers at Purdue University, whose computer simulations suggest that enlarged prostates put increased pressure on tumors, […]
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Vigorous Exercise Lowers Risk Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
For years, studies of the effect of exercise on prostate cancer delivered mixed results. Some showed that it decreased the chances of getting prostate cancer; some showed no relationship. Now, from Harvard”s Chan School of Public Health, comes evidence that men who routinely do vigorous exercise have a 30 percent […]
Exercise Lowers Death Risk From Prostate Cancer
For years now, researchers have suspected that exercise lowered the risk of prostate cancer, but several studies turned up conflicting results. Now, from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a large scale study suggests that exercise can lower the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. A Harvard news release reports that […]
Now They’re Saying Yes To Prostate Testing
OK, after years of going back and forth on the merits of PSA tests, experts are once again suggesting that they’re a good idea, maybe. The New York Times reports that the recent change of mind is based largely on a European study that found a slightly smaller number of […]
Lack Of Sleep May Up Prostate Cancer Death Risk
Does less sleep equal greater risk of dying from prostate cancer? Let’s look at the numbers revealed in a recent study by epidemiologists at the American Cancer Society. A news release from the American Association for Cancer Research reports that epidemiologists analyzed data from two large, long-term cohort studies, one […]