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Vitamin E causes prostate cancer in men
Medicine - Health

Vitamin E causes prostate cancer in men

Researchers believe that when men take too much vitamin E with selenium, men have a higher risk of getting prostate cancer.

December 14, 2018
Finasteride reduces the risk of prostate cancer
Medicine - Health

Finasteride reduces the risk of prostate cancer

A new study published last week showed that the drug finasteride, which is used in the treatment of urinary tract disease, is likely to significantly reduce the risk of…

December 14, 2018
Estrogen patches treat prostate cancer
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Estrogen patches treat prostate cancer

Experts at the Royal College of London (UK) said they had initially tested the solution to bring estrogen into the blood through the skin, opening up a lower-cost and sa…

December 14, 2018
Cuba tested prostate cancer vaccine
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Cuba tested prostate cancer vaccine

Cuban scientists said on September 24 that they had finished a second clinical trial of a vaccine that was able to fight prostate cancer.

December 14, 2018
Green tea increases the risk of prostate cancer
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Green tea increases the risk of prostate cancer

Experts tracked the health status of more than 6,000 men aged 21-75 for about 37 years. The results showed that men who drank more than 7 cups of tea per day had a 50% h…

December 14, 2018
Baldness and prostate cancer
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Baldness and prostate cancer

Men with baldness may face a high risk of prostate cancer, according to a new Canadian study. The survey results from the University of Toronto (Canada) found a connecti…

December 14, 2018
New treatment for prostate cancer
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New treatment for prostate cancer

The research has just been published in the journal Lancet Oncology, conducted by scientists at University College in London, under the auspices of the Pharmaceutical Re…

December 14, 2018