| It was seen that there are races more affected than | | | | prostate cancer, its name is duasteride, but studies |
| other: for example an African-American has an | | | | that have the purpose to confirm this finding are not |
| increased risk of prostate cancer. | | | | ready yet. |
| The prostate cancer can appear due to genetic | | | | Some other drugs that might prevent prostate |
| history as well. If a man in your family had had this | | | | cancer are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. |
| disease, there are increased chances that you | | | | These 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 lead | | | | this category of drugs, we can mention ibuprofen |
| to prostate cancer. It is very important to follow a | | | | and naproxen. In what concern these nonsteroidal |
| lifestyle that will lower the chances to develop | | | | anti-inflammatory drugs, more studies must be |
| prostate cancer, and you will be also be able to avoid | | | | performed, in order to determine exactly the role |
| other diseases too. | | | | they have on prostate cancer. |
| Scientists think that there exists the possibility that | | | | It was discovered that soybeans and other legumes |
| obesity to affect levels of hormones related to | | | | contain phytoestrogens, chemicals that may help |
| prostate cancer risk. That is why, it is good to | | | | prevent prostate cancer. The scientists don't know |
| prevent obesity, and you can do that by doing | | | | yet how phytoestrogens could produce this effect. |
| physical exercises and following a healthy diet. It is | | | | Tomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon are rich in |
| important that you go to the doctor, he will advice | | | | lycopene, and this substance acts like an antioxidant, |
| you what to do, and together you will develop a plan | | | | and 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 or | | | | combination 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 of | | | | researchers are trying to find out exactly which are |
| chemoprevention. | | | | the effects of these substances. |
| There was made a study involving the drug named | | | | It is known that prostate cancer is the most cause |
| finasteride, which is used to treat prostate | | | | of death in men, after the lung cancer. |
| enlargement, or benign prostatic hyperplasia, and the | | | | It affects many men, but a small percentage of |
| conclusion was that this drug can reduce the rates of | | | | them dies because of the disease. This type of |
| prostate cancer by 25 percent. But it was seen that | | | | cancer is the most slowly- progressive from all the |
| the men who took finasteride were more | | | | other 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 who | | | | and how you can lower them, to follow a healthy |
| took a placebo. It was also seen that the men that | | | | diet, and to take physical exercises. But it is also |
| developed prostate cancer while using finasteride had | | | | important not to take herbal medicines, drugs, or |
| aggressive forms of the disease. The reasons why | | | | nutritional 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 | | | | |