Amid all the findings of concern, including the overall trend and disparities of income, education, insurance and ethnicity, the researchers did find one bright spot: Black men, who are known to be at
higher risk for prostate cancer incidence and death, were more likely to report having discussed advantages and disadvantages than men on average.
Another immediate tip - off that something's awry is the finding that participants who had the highest levels of trans fats in their blood had the
lowest risk for prostate cancer... As Dr. Bowden writes in hisHuffington Post12 rebuttal:
One study found only a non-significant increase in
risk for prostate cancer associated with animal protein consumption (though it did find a significant, but still very minor increase due to dairy — roughly 22 % increased risk).
«The management of patients with elevated or borderline PSA continues to be a challenge, and having the additional knowledge of a patient's
genetic risk for prostate cancer can be very useful.
«Our research provides the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day - to - day lives, increases
the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue,» Prins said.
Fetal exposure to a commonly used plasticizer found in products such as water bottles, soup can liners and paper receipts can increase
the risk for prostate cancer later in life, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago published Jan. 7 online in the journal Endocrinology.
«This is the first direct evidence that exposure to BPA during development, at the levels we see in our day - to - day environment, increases
the risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue,» said Prins, professor of physiology and director of the andrology laboratory in urology at the UIC College of Medicine.
A new study shows that chemoprevention with anti-androgen therapies does not benefit all patients at
risk for prostate cancer, and that in patients with a certain genetic mutation they can spur on more aggressive disease.
These blood PSA levels are used as part of routine screening to assess a man's
risk for prostate cancer.
Men who have had breast cancer or who are at
risk for prostate cancer should not take testosterone, but they may want to consult with a sexual medicine specialist for other options.
Men with a variant have up to an 8 % lifetime risk of developing male breast cancer and may have an increased
risk for prostate cancer.
While other research has also established that testosterone can help build muscle mass, there are concerns that it may raise
the risks for prostate cancer.
Highly processed or charcoaled meats, pasteurized dairy products, and trans fats correlate with an increased
risk for prostate cancer and should also be avoided.
Arimidex does not increase
your risk for prostate cancer, but studies have shown, it was a study by the Society of Urology, that if you do get prostate cancer, and you're taking Arimidex, it is is likely to be a more aggressive form.
Chris Kresser kindly sent a link to an analysis of the study published at LecturePad by William Harris: «Omega - 3 Fatty Acids and
Risk for Prostate Cancer.»
In unneutered male dogs,
the risk for prostate cancer is high.
A study presented to the American Urological Association found men who got it on all the time enjoyed — along with the sex — a 20 % drop in
their risk for prostate cancer.