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| Many men are past the age of eighty before prostate cancer is found, but recently an alarming number of younger men have been diagnosed with this diseaseand in younger men it is usually a more serious condition. |
| I see many men with prostate cancer and have had a great deal of success in treating this disease (even in advanced stages) using herbs, nutritional supplements, and diet. Many of these men did not use any conventional treatments. |
| Because natural and holistic protocols for treating prostate cancer work by restoring and detoxifying the body, a significant additional benefit of their use is their ability to inhibit many age-related chronic diseases, such as heart disease. Many of the herbs and nutritional supplements used to treat prostate cancer are especially restorative to the heart as well, as are my dietary and lifestyle guidelines. |
| Risk Factors |
| Risk factors associated with prostate cancer include: |
| Age. Incidence increases with age. |
| Race. African-American men have the highest mortality from prostate cancer in the world, although the disease is uncommon among Africans in African countries. A similar statistic applies to Japanese menthose living in Japan have only one-tenth the risk of dying from prostate cancer compared to those who live in America. 2 |
| Family history and genetic predisposition. Epidemiologic studies have shown that if a man has a first-degree relative with prostate cancer, his prostate cancer risk is approximately twice that of the general population; when both first- and second-degree relatives are affected, the risk increases about nine times.3 |
| Reproductive factors. Several studies have shown a higher incidence of prostate cancer in men who have undergone vasectomies,4,5 and other research has indicated that prostate cancer risk may be increased by frequent sexual activity begun early in life, multiple sexual partners, or a history of sexually transmitted diseases.6 |
| Dietary factors. Epidemiologic studies have shown a connection between a high-fat diet and prostate cancer risk 7 while other research has begun to show significant protection from risk by increasing intake of fruits, vegetables, and vitamin supplements.8,9 One study demonstrated a 45 percent risk reduction when subjects ate at least ten servings per week of tomato-based foods |
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