prostate cancer

Vitamin D limits the aggressiveness of prostate cancer

Taking vitamin D supplements could slow or even reverse the progression of less aggressive or low-grade prostate tumors, without the need for surgery or radiation, according to the latest study from the Medical University of South Carolina (USA). ).

Vasectomy May Increase Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer

Men who have had a vasectomy are at higher risk of developing prostate cancer. This is the conclusion of the study carried out by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston (USA) and which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

A diet enriched with walnuts protects against prostate cancer

Several studies have shown the benefits of this nut in different aspects of health: from Alzheimer's to breast cancer. Now a new study conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center has confirmed that a diet rich in walnuts could protect against prostate cancer, the second most common in men.

Prostate cancer

The second most common cancer in men

What is the prostate used for?

Located below the bladder, the prostate is a gland of the male urogenital system whose function is to provide the whitish fluid in which the sperm are bathed.

Eating fried foods increases the risk of prostate cancer

Eating fried potatoes, chicken or fish in batter and other deep-fried foods at least once a week is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, in addition to predisposing to a more aggressive course of the disease, researchers have just shown from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Circumcision prevents prostate cancer

Men who have undergone circumcision before their first sexual intercourse reduce their risk of prostate cancer by 15 percent, according to a study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (USA).

Premature baldness and prostate problems are related

Spanish and British scientists have confirmed that there is a clear relationship between suffering from premature alopecia, also known as androgenic alopecia or common baldness, and a non-malignant growth in the size of the prostate that appears in men after a certain age called benign prostatic hyperplasia. (HBP). Both disorders appear to be linked to an excess of the hormone Dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

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