04 Nov 11
Salmon

You are what you eat: low fat diet with fish oil slowed growth of human prostate cancer cells.

Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells.

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05 Aug 11
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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may be hazardous to men with heart conditions

Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
Adding hormone therapy to radiation therapy has been proven in clinical trials to improve survival for men with moderate or high-risk prostate cancer.

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28 Apr 11
Microscope

Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)

Being told you have prostate cancer can be a worrying time – but then to be told your Doctor isn’t going to treat it but rather, watch it carefully, can cause huge amounts of anxiety and concern for some people.

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