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PROSTATE CANCER
PREVENTION DIET AND LIFESTYLE
According to the American
Cancer Society, foods, physical inactivity, and
being overweight will cause more deaths from
cancer (about 186,394 in 2006) than tobacco use
(about 170,000). This is a call to ladies to
help change the careless portion of the
population that identifies itself by generic
parroting of such statements as: “Oh, I eat
healthy!” “Everything in moderation” and “Ya
gotta die someday!” Misogynistic? Women are our
nation’s trendsetters and influencers —
marketers cater to your desires, men follow your
lead, and schools are changed by your activism.
So let’s begin with the second draft from the
book chapter in progress: “Prostate Cancer
Prevention” in BRIGHTFOODS FOR CANCER
PREVENTION: Nutrients, Additives, and Cooking
Methods to Beat the Odds.
Prostate cancer is
one of the most common diseases among elderly
Western men. It’s the second most common form of
cancer in American males, after lung cancer,
excluding skin cancer. It’s more than 50 percent
more common in African Americans than whites.
Incidence varies by age, geography, and race.
The American Cancer Society estimates that
27,350 people will die in 2006 from prostate
cancer. The fact that it’s more common among the
sons or siblings of men diagnosed with the
disease may be why it was once considered to be
genetic in addition to age and race. Today we
know that inheritance has less to do with the
development of cancer in general, and prostate
cancer in particular, than diet and lifestyle.
So it probably runs in relatives more as the
result of familial dietary habits and lifestyle
rather than genetic factors. This might help
empower men to reduce their risk of developing
prostate cancer by increasing the amount of
physical and stress-management activity, along
with medicinal or nutraceutical foods in their
diet.
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