How to avoid prostate cancer - it's not only about VitD!

[Taka]

Sleep Problems Double Men's Risk Of Prostate Cancer

Sleep problems, such as difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep,
double the risk of prostate cancer in men, according to new research.

The study was conducted by a team at the University of Iceland in
Reykjavik and was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers & Prevention.

Lara G. Sigurdardóttir, M.D., a researcher at the University of
Iceland, said:

"Sleep problems are very common in modern society and can have adverse
health consequences. Women with sleep disruption have consistently
been reported to be at an increased risk for breast cancer, but less
is known about the potential role of sleep problems in prostate
cancer."

Past research has produced contradicting results for a link between
sleep disruption from working night shifts and prostate cancer risk.

Therefore, Sigurdardóttir and her team set out to examine the effect
sleep might have on prostate cancer risk. They observed 2,102 men from
the prospective Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik study -
which consisted of a population-based cohort of 2,425 males between
the ages of 67 and 96.

At the start of the investigation, the subjects were asked to answer
four questions regarding sleep disruptions:

whether they took medicine to sleep
whether they had difficulty falling asleep
whether they woke up during the night with difficulty going back
to sleep
whether they woke up early in the morning with a hard time going
back to sleep

Among the subjects examined, 8.7 reported severe sleep problems and
5.7% reported very severe sleep problems. At the start of the study,
none of the volunteers had prostate cancer.

The subjects were followed for five years - during this time, 6.4%
received a prostate cancer diagnosis.

After adjusting for age, the experts discovered that with reported
severity of difficulty falling and staying asleep, the risk of
prostate cancer elevated proportionately, from 1.6-fold to 2.1-fold,
compared to men with no problems sleeping.

Additionally, the scientists found that the link was stronger for
advanced prostate cancer compared to overall prostate cancer - with
more than a three times higher likelihood for advanced prostate cancer
linked to "very severe" sleep problems.

In order to rule out the possibility that the sleep problems were due
to undiagnosed cancer or an enlarged prostate, the investigators re-
examined the data after leaving out men with symptoms of sleep
disturbance that may be a sign of nocturia - waking up to urinate.

The results remained the same, according to the team. However, it is
necessary to confirm these findings in larger studies with longer
observation times, Sigurdardóttir pointed out.

Sigurdardóttir concluded:

"Prostate cancer is one of the leading public health concerns for
men and sleep problems are quite common. If our results are confirmed
with further studies, sleep may become a potential target for
intervention to reduce the risk for prostate cancer."

A recent study demonstrated that early baldness is significantly
associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer.

SOURCE: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260227.php

[Taka]

"Queen's University Belfast tracked the mortality of about 1,000
middle-aged men over the course of a decade. The study, published in
1997 in the British Medical Journal found that "men who reported the
highest frequency of orgasm enjoyed a death rate half that of the
laggards". The report also cited other studies to show that having sex
even a few times a week may be associated with the following: improved
sense of smell; reduced risk of heart disease; weight loss and overall
fitness; reduced depression; the relief or lessening of pain; less
frequent colds and flu; better bladder control; and better teeth. The
report cited a study published by the British Journal of Urology
International which indicated that men in their 20s can reduce by a
third their chance of getting prostate cancer by ejaculating more than
five times a week."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_abstinence

"someone studied castrated monks to make the conclusion that they
don’t get prostate cancer. Also prostate cancer can be put on hold by
castration or drugs that suppress testosterone. If you are a male you
produce testosterone and have a prostate, so all of us are at risk. "

SOURCE: http://theprostatedecision.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/eunuch-monks-dont-get-prostate-cancer-bald-and-infertile-men/

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Low T has it own risks. And there is evidence it takes sufficient androgens to help vitamin D express it prostate benefit as I recall. Of course, inflammatory
fats and dietary choices would present an additional risk. Then there is the issue of toxics such as soy, can lacquers, and plastic copolymers.

all are dead in the end though some proclaim they go to heaven but these haven't contacted me or anyone else in provable fashion....lol......they should.....Trig

[John H. Gohde]

I sleep like a baby. Plus my next article will be on curing age-
related baldness, 100%.

[Lorelei]

> On 17.May.13 8:45 AM, John H. Gohde wrote:
>
> I sleep like a baby.

You mean with diapers?

> Plus my next article will be on curing age- related baldness, 100%.

But who will read it?

[John H. Gohde]

Thanks for the compliment Sock Puppet who is 100% negative against
moi. I must be making an impression that Socks never do. :)