What Doctors Don't Tell YouConsider using the following tests instead:
* The AMAS (antimalignin antibody in serum) test can identify cancer years before it is seen on film or a scan with an accuracy rate of 95-99 per cent
As we've been pointing out for the past five years, prostate screening cannot prevent cancer, and may even be doing more harm than good. ...
While doctors consider stepping up breast cancer screening, new data has revealed a regularly screened woman who develops cancer is no better off than a victim who had never had a mammogram. ...
New evidence suggests that men with early signs of prostate cancer are being missed because screening techniques are inadequate. ...
Men who consume moderate to high amounts of fatty fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel, which contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids appear to have a significantly reduced risk of prostat ...
The prostate cancer test, PSA, can give false readings if the man has ejaculated in the previous two days. The test can produce a false positive reading, which can lead to unnecessary prostate bi ...
Men may be more likely to develop prostate cancer if their mothers took pregnancy and growth hormones when they were in the womb. ...
Now something for the gentlemen. There could also be some good news for men who've reached that stage in life when thoughts turn to the prostate.
Men who have had vasectomies are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer, according to two US studies of more than 73,000 men (The Lancet, 20 February 1993). ...
They say that most men, if they live long enough, will die with prostate cancer if not from it. It's an inevitable process of ageing, it seems.
Now doctors reckon that hypertension could be a similar problem.
