Prostate Prevention

PSA- prostate-specific antigen is a blood test
- Test- misses about 33% with a false negative
- 60%- with a false positive )states has and does not have

Symptoms- urinary dribbling, pain, burning, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, persistent pain of upper thighs, lower back and pelvis
Spread to Bone- causes mental, neurological changes, seizures

High PSA Levels- in men with noncancerous/benign enlargement of the prostate, higher in men with prostate cancer, if elevated need tests for prostate cancer
- Monitoring PSA after Cancer Treatment- indication for reoccurrence of cancer
- Physician feels nodule- use ultrasound scan, use of sound waves
nodule- tissue specimens from the prostate are gathered
- 2 Types of Cancer- 1- spreads quickly, cells are more distorted under the microscope
- 2- spreads slowly and is confined to a small part of the prostate gland; many years will pass before it spreads to the gland, bone, other parts of the body
Risk- increases with age, usually after 65, African American

Low Fat Diet- include fresh fruits and vegetables
Lycopene- increase tomato, tomato products, strawberries, red, yellow and orange foods as cantaloupe, carrots, watermelon, guava, pink grapefruit, pumpkin, sweet peppers; dark green leafy vegetables as broccoli and spinach
Increase- soy products; isoflavonoids- beans, lentils, dried fruit, tofu, red grapes
Decrease- saturated fats, fried foods, bacon, sausage, red meats and weight if obese

See your Physician-ask about Vitamin E supplement 50 extra units/day
See Registered Dietitian- for help as needed
Tests- rectal exam, blood test for PSA; yearly after age 50
- Metastatic Bone Tumors- detected by bone scans, x-ray exams