The Prostate Reloaded - prostate cancer research

Dietary acrylamide and risk of prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:28:00 +0000

Acrylamide is found in certain heat-processed foods.
This study did not find an association between dietary acrylamide and risk of prostate cancer.

Study:
Dietary acrylamide and risk of prostate cancer
Int J Cancer. 2011 Aug 22

Diagnostic Markers for Prostate Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:09:00 +0000

What is the best way to diagnose prostate cancer?

This is a study from the University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; which discusses the natural history of prostate cancer. The researchers looked at currently available markers for prostate cancer.

Terms used in this study: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), gold standard, Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT), European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), prostatic biopsy.

The authors conclude that men diagnosed in the low PSA ranges (less than 3.0 ng/ml) usually present with more favorable cancers.

Review of diagnostic markers for prostate cancer. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2009;181:173-82.

Apigenin for Cancer Prevention

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:48:00 +0000

Apigenin is a plant flavone found in fruits and vegetables. It may decrease the risk of certain cancers such as prostate cancer.

Apigenin: A Promising Molecule for Cancer Prevention
Pharm Res. 2010 Mar 20.

Prostate Cancer and Terpenoids

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +0000

Terpenoids in the diet may decrease the risk of hormone related diseases such as prostate cancer. Terpenoids are naturally occuring lipids found in some fruits and vegetables.

Targeting Apoptosis Pathway with Natural Terpenoids: Implications for Treatment of Breast and Prostate Cancer
Curr Drug Targets. 2010 Mar 18.

Obesity and Prostate Cancer Risk

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Is prostate cancer risk associated with body mass index, serum insulin, diabetes and androgen metabolism?

Obesity, Endogenous Hormone Metabolism, and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Conundrum of "Highs" and "Lows"
Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa). 2010 Feb 23.

Vitamin E and Selenium for Prostate Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:08:00 +0000

Prostate cancer: neither vitamin E nor selenium prevents prostate cancer.
Nat Rev Urol. 2009 Apr;6(4):187-8.

Green Tea Polyphenols in Prostate Cancer Prevention

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:06:00 +0000

Review: green tea polyphenols in chemoprevention of prostate cancer: preclinical and clinical studies.
Nutr Cancer. 2009 Nov;61(6):836-41.

Exercise and prostate cancer risk

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:06:00 +0000

Age-specific physical activity and prostate cancer risk among white men and black men.

"Regular physical activity may reduce prostate cancer risk among black men, and activity during young adulthood may yield the greatest benefit."

Cancer. 2009 Jul 30.

Fish may prevent prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:48:00 +0000

Fish intake and the risk of fatal prostate cancer: findings from a cohort study in Japan

"These results support the hypothesis that a high intake of fish may decrease the risk of prostate cancer death."

Public Health Nutr. 2009 May;12(5):609-13.

Green tea for cancer prevention

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:52:00 +0000

Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer [Cancer Prevention]

Green tea contains catechins which are powerful antioxidants that may prevent cancer. This Cochrane review looked at 51 studies that included:

* cancer of the digestive tract,
* breast cancer,
* prostate cancer ...

Green tea catechins and chemoprevention

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:32:00 +0000

Green tea catechins suppress the DNA synthesis marker MCM7 in the TRAMP model of prostate cancer

"Green tea catechins (GTCs) exert chemopreventive effects in many cancer models."

Mol Oncol. 2007 Sep;1(2):196-204.

Selenium, Genetic Variation, and Prostate Cancer Risk

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:25:00 +0000

Selenium, Genetic Variation, and Prostate Cancer Risk: Epidemiology Reflects Back on Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jun 15.

Selenium and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Selenium and selenium-antagonistic elements in nutritional cancer prevention

"Selenium is an essential trace element with antioxidative, antimutagenic, antiviral and anticarcinogenic properties."

The interaction of selenium with other elements such as cadmium (which increases the risk of prostate cancer) is important.

Critical reviews in biotechnology. 2009;29(1):10-7.

Plant foods and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:43:00 +0000

Intake of plant foods and associated nutrients in prostate cancer risk

Nutrition and cancer. 2009

Green tea and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:41:00 +0000

Green tea and prostate cancer: from bench to clinic.

(-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate...

Frontiers in bioscience (elite edition). 2009 Jun 1

Soy and Ginseng for Cancer Prevention

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:52:00 +0000

Protective effects of Asian dietary items on cancers - soy and ginseng.

Soy contains the phytoestrogens, genistein and daidzein, which may reduce breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostate cancer.
Ginseng contains polyphenol compounds and saponins which may reduce gastric cancer.

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention. 2008 Oct-Dec.

The green tea evidence

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:15:00 +0000

Can green tea do that? A literature review of the clinical evidence.

Green tea may prevent breast and prostate cancer. It may also reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Preventive medicine. 2009 May 21.

Coffee consumption and the risk of cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:52:00 +0000

Coffee consumption and the risk of cancer: an overview.

"Current evidence suggests that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of liver, kidney, and to a lesser extent, premenopausal breast and colorectal cancers, while it is unrelated to prostate, pancreas and ovary cancers."

Cancer letters. 2009 May 18;277(2):121-5.

Japanese diet and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:54:00 +0000

Traditional Japanese diet and prostate cancer.

"In conclusion, although it is possible that the traditional Japanese diet may reduce the risk of prostate cancer through a combination of characteristics such as being high in soybean products, high in fish, and low in red meat, further well-designed epidemiological studies such as nested case-control studies with nutritional analyses of blood samples are needed to confirm this association."

Molecular nutrition and food research. 2009 Feb;53(2):191-200.

Green Tea and Prostate Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Tea beverage in chemoprevention and chemotherapy of prostate cancer.

"Much of the cancer preventive effects of tea, especially green tea appear to be mediated by the polyphenols present therein. "

Acta pharmacologica Sinica. 2007 Sep;28(9):1392-408.

Oriental herbs as prostate cancer chemopreventive agents

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Oriental herbs as a source of novel anti-androgen and prostate cancer chemopreventive agents.

"We highlight our discovery of decursin from an Oriental formula containing Korean Angelica gigas Nakai (Dang Gui) root as a novel anti-androgen/AR (androgen receptor) agent."

Acta pharmacologica Sinica. 2007 Sep;28(9):1365-72.

Prostate cancer and vegetables

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Prostate cancer and vegetable consumption

"In this review, the role of various kinds of vegetables and their bioactive compounds associated with prostate cancer risk, and the underlying mechanisms of these associations are summarized. There is accumulating evidence to support the consumption of lycopene, in particular tomato and tomato-based products, as protective factors against prostate cancer."

Molecular nutrition and food research. 2009 Feb;53(2):201-16.

Mediterranean diet and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:14:00 +0000

Can the Mediterranean diet prevent prostate cancer?

"The Mediterranean diet is abundant in foods that may protect against prostate cancer and is associated with longevity and reduced cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Compared with many Western countries Greece has lower prostate cancer mortality and Greek migrant men in Australia have retained their low risk for prostate cancer."

Molecular nutrition and food research. 2009 Feb;53(2):227-39.

Review of diet and prostate cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:08:00 +0000

A systematic review of the effect of diet on prostate cancer prevention and treatment.

"Although conclusive evidence is limited, the current data are indicative that a diet low in fat, high in vegetables and fruits, and avoiding high energy intake, excessive meat, excessive dairy products and calcium intake, is possibly effective in preventing prostate cancer."

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics. 2009 Apr 1

Folic Acid and Prostate Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Mac Hiavelli) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:11:00 +0000

Folic Acid and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Men taking 1 mg of folic acid per day from supplements for 10 years more than doubled their risk of having prostate cancer. Men with higher dietary folate intake had a lower risk of prostate cancer (but this was not statistically significant).

Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009 Mar 10.