2010-08-23

Prostate Cancer

1. Epidemiologic studies have suggested that men with a higher frequency of ejaculations may have a slightly lower risk of prostate cancer ......(Erik Castle, M.D.- an associate professor of urology at College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, and a senior associate consultant in the Department of Urology, where he also is assistant residency coordinator)

2.  Having a vasectomy doesn't increase your risk of getting prostate cancer ..... (Todd B. Nippoldt, M.D. - a consultant in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition and works with patients who have disorders of the hormone-producing glands)

3. If prostate cancer spreads, it tends to affect the bones and lymph nodes ..... (Erik Castle, M.D)

4. Early research suggests that drinking pomegranate juice (237 milliliters daily for up to two years) may slow the progression of prostate cancer ..... (Erik Castle, M.D)

5. Men who ejaculate between 13 and 20 times a month had a 14% lower risk of prostate cancer that men who ejaculated on average, between 4 and 7 times a month for most of their adult life ..... (Michael Leitzman, a cancer researcher at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland)

6.  The risk of prostate cancer is more than 100% higher in men with either a brother or father who is diagnosed when compared with men who have no family history

7. No ejaculation at least two days prior to test can elevate the PSA