Can prostate cancer be prevented?
There are no definitively proven preventative remedies. However, current information indicates that men who modify certain aspects of their lifestyle may lower their risk. Maintaining a low-fat diet is a good start. Meals consisting of fruits and vegetables, bread and grain products are recommended. A growing body of evidence also suggests that certain micronutrients may lower the risk of prostate cancer. They include lycopene, selenium, vitamin D and phytoestrogens.
As stated by the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada, there are no definitive proven preventative remedies. However, current information indicates that men who modify certain aspects of their lifestyle may lower their risk. Maintaining a low-fat diet is a good start. Meals consisting of fruits and vegetables, bread and grain products are recommended. A growing body of evidence also suggests that certain micronutrients may lower the risk of prostate cancer. They include lycopene, selenium, vitamin D and phytoestrogens.
No, not at the moment. There is one major clinical trial to see whether a pharmaceutical called finasteride may be able to prevent the development of prostate cancer. Also, it now appears clear that if you eat a very large amount of saturated fat in your diet you are more likely to have prostate cancer than if you eat a diet lower in fat. For additional information look at the section on Prostate cancer prevention and the report on prostate cancer and its association with diets high in saturated fat.
A. Although there is no known way of preventing prostate cancer, studies have shown that men who took 200 microgrammes of selenium each day substantially reduced their risk of prostate cancer. Q. Does prostate cancer run in families? A. Some families have a higher risk of prostate cancer than others. The normal risk of getting prostate cancer some time in your life is 1 in 13. Having one or more close relatives (father or brother) who got prostate cancer under the age of 70 increases your risk by two or three times (ie your lifetime risk is between 1 in 7 and 1 in 4).
