About the prostate cancer and ways to prevent it

It was seen that there are races more affected thanprostate cancer, its name is duasteride, but studies
other: for example an African-American has anthat have the purpose to confirm this finding are not
increased risk of prostate cancer.ready yet.
The prostate cancer can appear due to geneticSome other drugs that might prevent prostate
history as well. If a man in your family had had thiscancer are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
disease, there are increased chances that youThese drugs have the role to inhibit the COX-2
develop prostate cancer too.enzyme, which is found in prostate cancer cells. In
There surely are a lot of unknown factors that leadthis category of drugs, we can mention ibuprofen
to prostate cancer. It is very important to follow aand naproxen. In what concern these nonsteroidal
lifestyle that will lower the chances to developanti-inflammatory drugs, more studies must be
prostate cancer, and you will be also be able to avoidperformed, in order to determine exactly the role
other diseases too.they have on prostate cancer.
Scientists think that there exists the possibility thatIt was discovered that soybeans and other legumes
obesity to affect levels of hormones related tocontain phytoestrogens, chemicals that may help
prostate cancer risk. That is why, it is good toprevent prostate cancer. The scientists don't know
prevent obesity, and you can do that by doingyet how phytoestrogens could produce this effect.
physical exercises and following a healthy diet. It isTomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon are rich in
important that you go to the doctor, he will advicelycopene, and this substance acts like an antioxidant,
you what to do, and together you will develop a planand it lowers the cancer risk.
for the physic activity.Taking daily doses of mineral selenium, vitamin E, or a
It was seen that there are some drugs, vitamins orcombination between them may reduce the risk of
minerals that may lower the risk of prostate cancer,prostate cancer. There are studies in progress,
strategy known under the name ofresearchers are trying to find out exactly which are
chemoprevention.the effects of these substances.
There was made a study involving the drug namedIt is known that prostate cancer is the most cause
finasteride, which is used to treat prostateof death in men, after the lung cancer.
enlargement, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, and theIt affects many men, but a small percentage of
conclusion was that this drug can reduce the rates ofthem dies because of the disease. This type of
prostate cancer by 25 percent. But it was seen thatcancer is the most slowly- progressive from all the
the men who took finasteride were moreother types of cancer.
predisposed to experience loss of sexual desire,It is good to talk with your doctor about the risks
impotence or breast enlargement than those whoand how you can lower them, to follow a healthy
took a placebo. It was also seen that the men thatdiet, and to take physical exercises. But it is also
developed prostate cancer while using finasteride hadimportant not to take herbal medicines, drugs, or
aggressive forms of the disease. The reasons whynutritional supplements without medical guidance,
that thing happened are not known yet.because there may appear some risks.
There is another drug that seems to prevent the