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Taking Fish Oil Tablets Is A Big Part Of Preventing Bowel Cancer.
January 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Fish oil tablets contain DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) which are the 2 most important essential fatty acids known as omega 3 fatty acids. Over the last 40 years many studies have demonstrated the health benefits of increasing our intake of essential fatty acids and these health benefits include benefits to our heart health and have also demonstrated a link between increasing the intake of fish oil and breast cancer prevention and increasing our intake of fish oil and prostate cancer prevention. Studies are also showing that by increasing our intake of Omega3 fats we can help prevent bowel cancer.
A study in Scotland on the benefits of increasing your intake of Omega3 fats found that more DHA and EPA in your diet can help to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by up to around 40 percent. The study specifically noted that increasing intakes of DHA and EPA achieved this result, but that increasing the intake of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), a plant-based Omega 3 fat, did not produce the same result.
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Prostate Cancer Diagnosed; Now What?
When the body starts to develop malignant or cancerous tumor in the cells of the prostate glands the disease is commonly diagnosed as prostate cancer which, unfortunately is a very common form of cancer affecting the American male population. In fact, prostate cancer is believed to be the second most important cause of death amongst all those suffering from cancer and it trails only lung cancer as being the most deadly disease.
In its normal development, a cancer results when the genes of a person’s cells become damaged and when these injured cells break from an outgrowth and spread. They start generally to affect other organs. The problem of the prostate cancer is that it doesn’t act that way. In most cases, the cancer develop within the prostate and stay there, thus leaving the patient unaware that he has prostate cancer.
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Prostate Cancer – What is your Risk?
INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer is cancer of the small walnut-shaped gland in males that produces the fluid that feeds and transports sperm. It is also the second most common type of cancer among men in the United States and is the 3rd most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages.
Prostate cancer typically occurs in older men and is seldom found in men under the age of 40. It occurs in 1 out of 6 men and when confined to the gland is usually treated successfully.
Prostate Cancer – Possible Warning Signs
We all know that prostate cancer can happen to any male and it is a very common type of cancer. The commonest form of cancer in the United States today is skin cancer but, to many people’s surprise, prostate cancer is the second most frequently seen type of cancer and results in some 30,000 deaths each year. According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, this type of cancer is the most prevalent non-skin cancer in the United States.
A prostate seed implant may be the only type of radiation therapy needed by a man with low-risk prostate cancer or it may be prescribed in addition to external beam radiation therapy in men with intermediate- and high- risk prostate cancer. If caught in its early stages prostate cancer can be successfully treated either by surgery or radiation therapy (radiotherapy) and, while such treatment can often leave its mark in terms of ongoing problems with urination or a degradation or loss of sexual function, the cancer will often not return. Curing prostate cancer is possible, and the treatment is more effective if cancer is detected in the early stages.
Men Should Know About The Prostate Gland
We all have worries about life, finances and work but the thing we should be most concerned about is our health since nothing else is as important. For men one of the concerns should be with their prostate gland and having some understanding of what it is and where it is will help explain some of the difficulties it can cause.
I am constantly surprised that male friends know so little about the prostate. Most women have some knowledge about breast cancer and want to learn about it but men ignore the prostate and seem to prefer not to know even though it is a purely male problem and can usually be effectively treated when problems are discovered in the early stages.