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16-May-2008

  • Reducing Intake Of Dietary Fat Prevents Prostate Cancer In Mice (Science Daily)

    Scientists have showed that lowering intake of the type of fat common in a Western diet helps prevent prostate cancer in mice, the first finding of its kind in a mouse model that closely mimics human cancer, researchers said. The study focused on fat from corn oil, which is made up primarily of omega-6 fatty acids, or the polyunsaturated fat commonly found in the Western diet.


  • Race, Family History Or Baseline PSA: Which Best Predicts Prostate Cancer Risk? (Science Daily)

    African-American men with family histories of prostate cancer could benefit from a baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reading to determine their probability of developing the disease.


  • Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer (HealthCentral.com)

    Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Eating less polyunsaturated fat, the kind often found in baked and fried goods, helps prevent prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers.


  • Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

    THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic differences may explain why white men have a higher prostate cancer risk than Hispanic men, information which may help doctors identify men who are more likely to develop the disease, U.S. researchers say.


  • Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture, Study Shows (Science Daily)

    As unlikely as it sounds, scientists have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Men with prostate cancer face a 50% higher risk of fracture, which increases to nearly doubled risk if they are receiving treatment.


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