Thursday, August 28, 2008

Do you know any tips for healthier eating/prostate cancer

Do you know any tips for healthier eating/prostate cancer?
My dad has prostate cancer is there any tips i cant give him about being healthy?
Men's Health - 3 Answers

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It really depends on what stage his cancer has developed. But whatever it is good to start a good healthy diet, knock off the fatty stuff, more vegetables, reduce weight and lower blood pressure. Get lots of good exercise. If his cancer is inoperable he may be able to fight it off with medication and a good diet plus the exercise. If he does have surgery or radiological treatment those same things will help get through the treatment which can be rough. My cancer was operable and the prostate was removed entirely. No return as of yet but it has been seven years since the surgery. He might also take the cryo surgery which freezes the prostate or the chemical "bullets" which are placed in the prostate to kill the cancer.
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Try mangosteen juice. I scientific studies the xanthones in mangosteen fruit have killed cancer cells.
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Hi Tyra, Let me just say that you can help your dad, if you take this information seriously. I have no personal experience, however I can tell you a story of a family member. My grans late husband aged 90, had had two operations, because of not being able to urinate. Even after having these operations, he was still not able to urinate. My mother and I, at the time had been into health and nutrition, however, then knew very little on the subject of prostate cancer and urinary health. Anyway, he was desperate as nothing was helping him to urinate. The health products that we are selling still today have a product called CranVerry. My mother then suggested that he try the AIM CranVerry, which within hours, allowed him to urinate. We where all so surprised at the immediate result, but sad at the same time, having realized that we could have saved him the two operations, which had had a negative effect on his health. He sadly passed away a few weeks later, however was saved from excruciating pain and died peacefully. We strongly believe he would still be alive, if he had not gone through the two operations, especially at his age. I know of three products that all have a specific purpose and positive effect on prostate and urinary health, depending on the stage of the prostate condition. Firstly, if he is having a problem with urinating, then he can either drink fresh pure cranberry juice or he could get the AIM CranVerry, which is a concentrated form of Cranberry, with no added sugar. Secondly, if the prostate gland is enlarged, then I would recommend the AIM ReAssure, which uses Saw Palmetto, known for reducing the enlarged prostate gland. Lastly, for preventative measures you should maintain a balanced hormone level with the use of natural progesterone. The two articles I have posted on my blog will reinforce my views, which can be seen below. http://www.healthywithaim.com/blog/2009/08/12/that-old-prostate-the-genesis-of-happiness-or-death/ http://www.healthywithaim.com/blog/2009/08/31/prostate-cancer-screening-more-harm-than-good/ Would be great to get your dad's testimony!! Konrad Schmidt

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Can a 13 year old boy have prostate cancer

Can a 13 year old boy have prostate cancer?
I read that younger men that masturbate frequently have a higher risk at prostate cancer. and Older men (50's) have lower risk if they masturbate frequently. If so, how many times do you recommend masturbating?
Cancer - 6 Answers
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No; and masturbation makes no difference. Prostate cancer is extremely rare in men under 50, and so rare in young men that there are no statistics available for the disease incidence in men under 35. Over 80% of men diagnosed with it are over 65 and half of all cases occur in men over 75. 13? No chance.
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Men 50 years old ARE younger men for prostate cancer. 13 year old boys do not get prostate cancer. Stop believing everything you hear. EDIT: You cannot get prostate cancer at any age and 5 year old does not have the hormones for it.
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hi Don't know were u read that, but prostate cancer in young men is very rare, and masturbating frequently would not cause a cancer risk. Masturbation has been shown to reduce the possibility of developing prostate cancer. Allot of articles you read on the net tend to be rather in accurate.
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You can get prostate cancer at any age (recently treated a 5 year old boy for it) however it is very rare. You will be pleased to find out though that masturbation has nothing to do with it.
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No, it is unheard of that age.
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Masturbation has nothing to do with prostate cancer You are too young usually inflicts patients over 50 yrs old You have a long way to go You can masturbate all you want will make no different in you getting prostate cancer

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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What are the survival rates for prostate cancer?
my dad was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. What are the survival rates? I've been hearing like 97% if it's caught early. is that true?

Cancer - 15 Answers
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yeah, if you catch it early and have surgery to remove it, recovery is quite common. prostate cancer is a very treatable cancer
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It depends on in which stage is his Cancer. Hope, he'll do well. Good luck!
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ask lance, the biker who won so many tour de france races. he had it.
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very good survival rates with treatment and caught early!
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Yes. In much older men, it's usually something else that kills them as prostate cancer is very slow growing.
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Prostate cancer is the number cancer with the highest survival rate. My grandfather had it 20 years ago, he died of old age. My father-in law was diagnosed in November and went for the seed implantation and is doing great today - no cancer. Just get to the doctor to see the course of treatment. Good Luck :-)
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Think you are close!
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Prostate cancer rates are higher and prognosis poorer in Western societies than the rest of the world. Many of the risk factors for prostate cancer are more prevalent in the Western world, including longer life expectancy and diets high in animal fats. Also, where there is more access to screening programs, there is a higher detection rate. Prostate cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the world, but is the number one non-skin cancer in United States men. Prostate cancer affected eighteen percent of American men and caused death in three percent in 2005.[45] In Japan, death from prostate cancer was one-fifth to one-half the rates in the United States and Europe in the 1990s.[46] In India in the 1990s, half of the people with prostate cancer confined to the prostate died within ten years.[47] African-American men have 50-60 times more prostate cancer and prostate cancer deaths than men in Shanghai, China.[48] In Nigeria, two percent of men develop prostate cancer and 64% of them are dead after two years.[49] In patients who undergo treatment, the most important clinical prognostic indicators of disease outcome are stage, pre-therapy PSA level and Gleason score. In general, the higher the grade and the stage, the poorer the prognosis. Nomograms can be used to calculate the estimated risk of the individual patient. The predictions are based on the experience of large groups of patients suffering from cancers at various stages.[50]
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can't answer without knowing the stage. ask his urologist. basic info is at web md: http://www.webmd.com/diseases_and_conditions/prostate_cancer.htm
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If caught early, prostate cancer has a high survival rate. My father in law had stage 3 which was not caught early and he has been in remission for almost 4 years. He had aggressive treatment because of the stage it was in at the time he was diagnosed. With the treatments available today the survival rate is very high for that type of cancer. My prayers are with you and your father. God Bless.
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Yes, survival rates are very good. It's one of the "best" cancers to have, *IF* it's caught early. Men, however, are not happy about the possibility of losing their prostate because if it is removed (which doesn't need to happen all the time but it's possible) they can suffer from incontinence and impotence, two very distressing things for men. However, don't worry about your dad just yet. And BTW - Lance Armstrong had metastatic testicular cancer, not prostate cancer. You can read about prostate cancer here: http://familydoctor.org/264.xml
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Yes it's true. I take care of patients with prostate ca. If treated early, usually by removing the prostate, things go great.
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Most any cancer is bad. But you never hear about all the survivals. There are many.
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(Although I don't want to "cut-n-paste", in this case I will for the sake of not trying to rewrite all of the information. However, I edited a few things to fit this specific question. Thank you for your understanding.) My uncle had prostate cancer. His doctor told him that prostate cancer is very slow growing, but they could go in and remove it if he wanted. After asking a lot of questions, and the doctor telling him that at his age (70's) he would most likely die of "natural causes" before he would die of the cancer, he decided not to do anything. But the doctor was wrong in HIS case. He died 3 years later (2001), as a direct result of the cancer. It did grow slowly at first, but not toward the end. During his last year he began to have the common symptoms of advanced cancer, but the last few months he was in a lot of pain and discomfort. He was in a hospice facility for about a month before his death so they could medicate him enough to relieve the pain. (My uncle's children now say they wish he had gone ahead and had surgery when the cancer was still contained in the prostate, because he might still be alive.) Although it is considered a slow growing cancer, my personal opinion, after losing 4 family members to cancer (uterine, protstate, leukemia, and 1 unknown because it was so advanced there were tumors everywhere), and 1 who's currently battling it (liver), is don't be complacent with any medical information received, from whatever source. Be diligent, never be afraid to ask a lot of questions, and research and read all you can on the subject. Knowledge can help your dad and your family in making decisions and fighting the battle to win. Early detection is defnitely the key, as the earlier cancer is detected the better the chances of beating it. Since you didn't mention what stage his cancer is in, it's difficult to say what the chances of complete remission are in his case. However, many men have and do beat prostate cancer. Keep your chin up, be very supportive, learn what you can, and most of all NEVER GIVE UP. Your dad may be the one with cancer, but the entire family is battling it. FIGHT WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT. May God bless your dad and your family.
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Every body is different. Tell your Dad about the cancer information on my page. God Bless

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