According to a study that was published the in the New England Journal of Medicine, the over-treatment of prostate cancer is leading to a disturbing increase in post-treatment impotence. This study found that 15 years after invasive cancer treatment, only 10% of men still possess the ability to achieve and maintain an erection. Although the age of the men in the study explains a portion of this finding, the issue of sexual side-effects remains a significant area of concern.A concise overview of this study is offered by Bloomberg News: Sex Impossible for Most Men After Prostate Therapy.As we discussed in our post on how to go about making thoughtful, best fit choices for treating...
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Cutting Through the Fish Oil Confusion
Has the latest news flash on fish oil and prostate cancer caused you to be confused and concerned? For me it has led to frustration and fatigue from having to do a significant amount of damage control. Making matters worse is that this need for damage control is due primarily to the irresponsibility of the media in their successful attempt to grab headlines without critically reading the scientific study by Brasky et al. before drawing conclusions. Here's an example of some of the headlines: "Fish oil may raise prostate cancer risk, study confirms" - NBC News "Taking Omega 3 supplements may increase the risk of prostate cancer" - Daily Mail "Men might want to shun fish...
PSA: Appropriate Use vs. Abuse & Misuse
There is a great scene in the movie Back to School in which Rodney Dangerfield’s character hires Kurt Vonnegut to write a critical essay for him on the collected works of, yes ... Kurt Vonnegut. The resulting paper receives an F grade from the English professor with a comment that “you clearly do not know the first thing about Vonnegut!” On certain days, Richard Ablin, a professor of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, must feel like a cross between Vonnegut and Dangerfield. All kidding intended, considering how PSA is being used by the medical community, Dr. Ablin clearly does not know the first thing about PSA! Dr. Ablin discovered PSA in 1970 and...
How Can I Strengthen My Immune System?
What is exactly is my immune system? The immune system is your body's “defense force.” It protects your body against foreign invaders (e.g., viruses, parasites and bacteria) or aberrant cells already present in your body (e.g., cancer cells). The immune system is fascinatingly complicated. For our purposes today, we will examine behaviors that you can control plus a particular aspect of your immune system that is involved in combating cancer: Natural Killer (NK) cells.What causes my immune system to be weakened?There are plenty of causes, but our "top five" behavioral-based culprits are: Poor dietary habits Lack of exercise Allergies, both airborne and food-based Lack of...
Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer
I am constantly reviewing newly published scientific papers in order to stay abreast of the latest developments nutritional science and prostate health. When coupled with what I learn from my clinical practice at NYU Langone, XY Wellness customers can be confident that all of our formulations are safe, effective, and based on the best science has to offer. As we all know, there exists both sound and not so sound scientific research. There are times when well-intended researchers or medical journalists can misinterpret data or fail to properly frame their analysis. This results in causing more confusion than providing insights. An example of this scenario is the recent news stories...