The prostate gland is located directly beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum. It’s a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man’s reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine out of the body. And because of this it can cause various urinary problems. I suspect there may be a dietary connection to prostate cancer. I cured myself naturally of breast cancer and others have cured themselves of all types of cancer using a diet of living foods.

Prostate cancer is deadly, but because it is slow-growing it can be cured if it is caught early. Prostate cancer is characterized by ‘grade’ and ’stage’. Grade is given to indicate how quickly a cancer is growing - the higher the grade, the more likely it is that the cancer will grow and spread rapidly. The size and extent of the tumor will determine its stage. In most men, prostate cancer grows so slowly they men will never even know they have the condition.

Weak or an interrupted flow of urine and painful or burning urination can be symptoms to watch for. One of the most common symptoms is the inability to urinate and if you have this symptom you should get checked right away. The need to urinate frequently, especially at night is another common symptom.

If you find blood in the urine or semen and have frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs, these can be cancer symptoms. But having one or more cancer symptoms does not necessarily mean that you have prostate cancer. Additional symptoms that may be associated with cancer are bone pain or tenderness, and abdominal pain.

A urinalysis may indicate if there is blood in the urine, which may or may not be related to cancer. Another test usually used when prostate cancer symptoms are present is a digital rectal exam (DRE) performed by your doctor, proctologist or sometimes an oncologist. A prostate gland biopsy usually confirms the cancer diagnosis.

A chest x-ray may be done to see if there is a spread of cancer called metastasis. Keep in mind that many experts report that PSA tests are not reliable and they are looking for better ways to diagnose prostate cancer. Also urine or prostatic fluid cytology may reveal unusual cells.

Medications can have many side effects, including hot flashes and loss of sexual desire, so consider this carefully before you commit to taking any. Many men simply want the best treatment they can get but what’s important is choosing the treatment that the best for you. What you can do now is begin to understand what exactly your treatment options are and what you are going to do first.

A new therapy is on the forefront that recruits the body’s own immune system cells to destroy tumors that could become a new way to treat men with advanced prostate cancer that is if the FDA approves the highly individualized treatment. In patients whose health makes the risk of surgery unacceptably high, radiation therapy is often the chosen conventional alternative, but think it through whether or not you want to expose yourself to this. And anyone considering surgery should be aware of the benefits, risks and the extent of the procedure and how it will affect your daily life.

Be aware that many men these days choose natural treatment options and forgo any surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Some drugs with numerous side effects are being used to treat advanced prostate cancer, blocking the production of testosterone, called chemical castration. It has the same result as surgical removal of the testes. Whether radiation is as good as removing the prostate gland is debatable and the decision about which to choose, if any, can be difficult. The body has memory for all radiation and surgery has numerous drawbacks.

If more chemotherapy is decided upon after the first round of chemotherapy, most men receive further doses on an outpatient basis at a clinic or physician’s office. Prostate tumors require testosterone to grow. Reducing the testosterone level is used to prevent further growth and spread of the cancer. Medicines can be used to adjust the levels of testosterone, called hormonal manipulation, but consider this approach carefully.

Dietary tips - use flaxseed oil in a daily dark green salad. A good dietary, natural treatment approach is to avoid all acidic foods, which are inflammatory, that is, foods that are dead. Eat living plant foods. Drink plenty of pure filtered water, at least a quart a day.

Consider taking liquid cod liver oil or fish oil supplements every day. Buy lacinato kale and juice it in your juicer with some sweet carrots. For an easy fiber boost, mix in two tablespoons of ground up flaxseeds in raw applesauce, from two or three apples, made in a food processor. Grind the flaxseeds in an old cleaned-up coffee grinder.

Add a small handful of kale or spinach to your fruit smoothie and blend well. No one will ever know. Eat at least one, preferably two organic apples with the skin on every day. Put two tablespoons of coconut oil, the kind that is unbleached, unrefined and undeodorized, in your smoothies. Coconut oil is plant-based, not animal-based and is actually good for us.

Consider sites, like this one, just a starting point where you can begin to learn more about prostate cancer. Once diagnosed you may be want to join a support group whose members share their experiences and problems. But be careful because many may choose conventional treatment and if you choose natural treatment you may want to share information with others who are using the same approach. It’s important to get as informed as possible and read all the newest books, ebooks and research available regarding both conventional and alternative natural approaches.

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God bless them all - for they are our “rocks.” They are also all “too human” sometimes and they all react in different ways - and sometimes not in the way you would wish.

When I was diagnosed, as a single man I was immediately faced with the decision “who to tell” and “who not to tell”. As early detection seems to promise me a good outcome long-term, after the initial shock and CT scans and bone scans had shown I did not have any cancer spread elsewhere, I felt a small sense of being honest and open with people for two reasons.

One, I didn’t want my “outer circle” friends hearing wrong/alarming information from others when the prognosis is promising.

Two, I felt my story could be an encouragement to other men to “do the right thing” and get tested. I have to say that as a direct result of my experience just a short time ago, many others have been tested and plan to get tested every year from now on. Also, the questions I have been asked by much younger friends has left them much more enlightened – some of them didn’t even know what the prostate did until now.

Also,as a direct result of my diagnosis my brother went to get a medical check for the first time since 1996. It was discovered he was a type 2 diabetic and on top of that was experiencing leaking Kidneys. He was a walking time bomb. Thankfully now he is under treatment and medication and going through some serious lifestyle changes which will enable him to control his health better and live longer.

All this has been very positive and I don’t regret telling those I have told, however, there is a small downside and that is, some people do tend to “overreact” and sometimes the irony is not lost on me when I realise I’m the one constantly reassuring others that long-term I really am going to be fine (statistically). When one lady burst into tears on me, I had to tell her “congratulations – you’ve just shed more tears than I have!”

One of my family members started phoning me each day until I asked her, why?

Daily phone calls are fine in my books, but given a long history of a phone call once every six months I had to point out to her she was acting as though I was going to drop dead anytime- and suggest that perhaps a nice balance of phoning just a little bit more regularly would be great.

I have to mention the worst incident of all that really did seriously upset me. I was at a dinner party with 8 people (very senior) around the table. For some inexplicable reason, our host suddenly announced to the table “Well, everyone knows- Dan’s got cancer!”

There was almost a gasp and a stunned silence. I was stunned and didn’t respond. No, hardly anyone knew about it - and no one wanted to talk about it. There was muffled embarrassment until someone changed the subject The night was ruined and as this happened just as dessert had been served I noticed that everyone made excuses to leave as soon as possible. There is no explanation as to why this happened other than those close to this person were at pains to tell me he’s known for making gaffes and really meant no harm by it.

I was told later he said to someone he went too far- good! I’m glad he realised because for me it was like being raped. He hasn’t come to me to apologise either- so that will slant my opinion of him from now on.

All this is just to say that IF you are in my situation and prepared to share openly with others- it is wonderful to recieve the support, but as per my last story, some people will not always act (or react) the way you would expect them too.

If you are like me, you want to be open with those close to you but don’t want to become defined by your illness. It is a difficult thing to achieve because you are not in control. That’s the thing about this disease, you soon find out how little control you have- once diagnosed with something serious, you pretty well become a passenger on a train.

In the longer term I’m sure that things do get easier as others become more accepting and understanding and are better able to put things in perspective.

I have taken the view though, that as I have been open with people, this does have a positive effect on me. It helps to reinforce in my own mind the fact that I’m really not so badly off.

Inasmuch as I have to get used to “the situation” – I suppose others too have to make their own adjustments and I just have to allow them time to do that. It’s just wonderful that they care and I never fail to appreciate the fact.

Dan Jarrett - one man’s journey battling prostate cancer includes a diary, resources and blog. We look at things in layman’s terms and discuss matters such as sex openly covering things that the medics don’t tell you.
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There are many risk factors for kidney cancer. Among a few of the top risks are smoking, an inactive life style, exposure to chemicals at home or where you work, being overweight and family history. There are other risk factors that can lead to kidney cancer also, such as, high blood pressure, taking diuretics, race, gender and certain medications. The thing to remember is just because risk factors are present does not mean the disease will form. Risk factors give the physician a better idea on how to assess symptoms and how closely to watch a patient. A patient with a higher amount of risk factors will be watched more closely when symptoms of the disease arise than those without risk factors.

It is also important to know risk factors to help aid in preventing the disease from occurring. If there are risk factors you can prevent such as smoking or increasing vitamin intake, you maybe able to help lower your chance of getting the disease. If you stop smoking, the chances of you contracting kidney cancer are greatly reduced by as much as 40%.

Some risk factors can not be avoided; such as genetic factors. As with many forms of kidney cancer, losing weight and maintaining daily exercise will definitely help your cause. Obesity is the most common reason for adult onset diabetes and juvenile diabetes, causing the need for dialysis or kidney failure. Dialysis is inevitable in most patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Among these common risk factors are also Tuberous Sclerosis, Von Hippel Lindau disease and low vitamin E intake. Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a disease of tumors, which cause complications in the nervous system. It causes continuous growth of tumors in the brain; causing problems with common things like walking, vision loss and retinal problems. It also causes tumors in the kidneys and pancreas. Von Hippel Lindau disease in very rare and is found in only 1 of 36,000 cases and commonly diagnosed in the mid to upper twenties. Symptoms of the disease are mostly finding multiple tumors in common areas, or one tumor in named areas and a definite family history of the disease.

Tuberous Sclerosis, also known as TSC, is a complex; which causes irregular development of benign tumors in the central nervous system. TSC can cause seizures, behavioral problems and skin abnormalities. The tumors often form in the heart, kidneys and lungs. TSC can be mild or severe and one can live a normal life, if it is treated properly.

The most important thing that you need to do is to consult with your physician regularly if you have any of these risk factors. Prevention is important by taking actions on those things that you can control or stop. However, do not stop taking medications. Remember, these are risk factors and though having them does not guarantee that you will contract kidney cancer it does mean you should educate yourself and get regular checkups to aid in early detection. The earlier the cancer is found the better the prognosis.

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Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breast tissue. The primary victims of this type of cancer are females. Statistics show that approximately one out of 11 to 12 women of the Western world are affected by breast cancer. Medical researches have tried aggressively to find a solution to detect the problem earlier or to treat the problem. About 20 percent of the women affected by breast cancer still fall prey to it and eventually die. In fact, breast cancer ranks second in cancer deaths for women.

Most breast cancer starts in the cells that line up the ducts. There are occasions where the cancer cells originate from the lobules, and then spread to other tissues.

Many breast cancer diagnosis starts in the checking of lumps I the breast. Although most cases of lumps are benign, meaning they are not cancerous, but doctors often ask a patient to undergo biopsy to make sure that cells are not malignant. Most of the lumps are caused by cysts. These lumps may cause pain and swelling of the breast accompanied at times by clear or cloudy discharge in the nipple which happens before the menstrual cycle period is about to begin in a woman. The symptoms may lead to the person to seek a medical check-up.

Male Victims

Breast cancer is not limited to women though; male victims are present as well. The breast of both male and female have identical tissues, so a man is also prone to acquiring the cancer. It is believed that females are more prone to men because the breast of a woman constantly goes through growth changing hormones, thus the cells are more exposed to cancerous change.

Breast Cancer Awareness

As more and more people fall ill to breast cancer, the month of October has been deemed as breast cancer month, to commemorate those who passed away from the cancer, the family and friends survived by the deceased. A pink ribbon is the symbol that a person is joining in the commemoration.

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