Prostate cancer hormone therapy treatment is also known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). When dealing with prostate cancer and ways to treat it, you want to concentrate on reducing the levels of male hormones in the body. These hormones include testosterone and dihydrotestoterone. While not directly causing prostate cancer, the hormones stimulate the malignant cells [...]
A new study of more than 7,000 men suggests that those with localized prostate cancer (which means the disease hasn’t spread beyond the prostate gland) who take cholesterol reducing statin drugs or anti-inflammatory agents live longer than men who don’t use these medications.
Some of the well known statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and [...]
Did you know that the growth of human cells is ongoing? This is so that the body can continuously replace dead cells with new cells to take over same functions as the dead cells once did in the same tissues of organs. This is the basis of body development and longevity.
But abnormalities do occur in [...]
The prostate gland is a small gland that surrounds the urethra, and lies between the pubic bone and rectum, just below the bladder. The prostate gland is responsible for the production of fluid that is secreted with sperm to form semen.
Prostate cancer is a disease that develops in the prostate when the cells of the [...]
There has been a lot of attention to the natural antioxidants lycopene in recent years. Some have speculated it could be a an aide in curing certain cancers including prostate cancer. Rich in antioxidants lycopene is taken by many people as an anti-aging and cancer fighting alternative. Lycopene comes from tomatoes and is found in [...]
