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Monday, June 24th, 2013
Vegetable Fats May Increase Prostate Cancer Survival Rates
According to a recent report by NPR, men previously diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer who replace 10% of their daily carbohydrate intake with vegetable fats such as olive oil and nuts are less likely to develop life threatening metastasized prostate cancer– the type of cancer that spreads from the prostate to other areas of the body.
Over an eight-year follow up period, men who replaced 10 percent of their daily carbs with vegetable fats, olive and canola oils, demonstrated a 29-percent reduced rate of developing metastasized prostate cancer and a 26 percent reduced risk of death. And, a daily handful of nuts, just an ounce, reduced the risk of developing metastatic prostate cancer by 18 percent.
Since it is not clear if the benefits to patients were directly related to an increase of vegetable fats, or simply the overall reduction of carbs in the diet, future studies will be performed. Carbohydrates are known to produce inflammation within the body, which is a contributing factor to the spread of cancer.
More prostate cancer resources: Sexual Incontinence After Prostate Surgery.
Tags: metastatic prostate cancer, prostate cancer resources, prostate surgery, sexual incontinence
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
What Is Peyronie’s Disease?
Peyronie’s Disease, also known as Chronic Inflammation of the Tunica Albuginea (CITA), is a disorder affecting the soft tissue of the penis, and is characterized by plaque formations within the soft tissue resulting in sometimes painful penile curvature and indentations during an erection. Since blood does not properly flow through the fibrous plaque formations during an erection, the penis curves or indents toward the area of the plaque.
Peyronie’s Disease Diagnosis
PD is most often diagnosed by a urologist conducting a physical exam of the flaccid penis. Other tests such as ultrasounds and x-rays may be necessary to complete diagnosis and to determine the areas of soft tissue which require treatment. If examination of the penis during an erection is necessary, the urologist may administer an injection to cause an erection, or request that the patient provide photos of his erect penis, taken at home. One of the most significant problems with diagnosis of Peyronie’s Disease is the level of embarrassment and understandable anxiety associated with the necessary exams and the disease itself.
 Peyronie’s Disease Assessment Device (P.D.A.D.™)
Peyronie’s Disease Assessment Device- P.D.A.D.™
To meet the challenges of diagnosing and tracking the treatment success of PD, and to ease the anxiety associated with the necessary exams, a new device known as the P.D.A.D.™ is available for precisely measuring and evaluating the severity of Peyronie’s Disease. Designed for both patients and physicians, the P.D.A.D.™ is the only device of its kind, and allows for easy and universal measurement of the degree of curvature of the penis, measurement of indentations, and measurement of penis length.
For physicians and patients, the P.D.A.D.™ provides a standard urology tool for evaluating, determining, and monitoring the progress of Peyronie’s Disease treatment options, and particularly for patients, the P.D.A.D.™, when used at home, provides a private method to track improvements in penile curvature.
Click for more information on the P.D.A.D.™ for Peyronie’s Disease.
Tags: CITA, curvature of the penis, medical tool, penile curvature, Peyronie's, Peyronie's disease, Peyronie's disease diagnosis, urologists, urology tool
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
What Is Peyronie’s Disease?
Peyronie’s Disease, also known as Chronic Inflammation of the Tunica Albuginea (CITA), is a disorder affecting the soft tissue of the penis, and is characterized by plaque formations within the soft tissue resulting in sometimes painful penile curvature and indentations during an erection. Since blood does not properly flow through the fibrous plaque formations during an erection, the penis curves or indents toward the area of the plaque.
Peyronie’s Disease Diagnosis
PD is most often diagnosed by a urologist conducting a physical exam of the flaccid penis. Other tests such as ultrasounds and x-rays may be necessary to complete diagnosis and to determine the areas of soft tissue which require treatment. If examination of the penis during an erection is necessary, the urologist may administer an injection to cause an erection, or request that the patient provide photos of his erect penis, taken at home. One of the most significant problems with diagnosis of Peyronie’s Disease is the level of embarrassment and understandable anxiety associated with the necessary exams and the disease itself.
Peyronie’s Disease Assessment Device (P.D.A.D.™)
Peyronie’s Disease Assessment Device- P.D.A.D.™
To meet the challenges of diagnosing and tracking the treatment success of PD, and to ease the anxiety associated with the necessary exams, a new device known as the P.D.A.D.™ is available for precisely measuring and evaluating the severity of Peyronie’s Disease. Designed for both patients and physicians, the P.D.A.D.™ is the only device of its kind, and allows for easy and universal measurement of the degree of curvature of the penis, measurement of indentations, and measurement of penis length.
For physicians and patients, the P.D.A.D.™ provides a standard urology tool for evaluating, determining, and monitoring the progress of Peyronie’s Disease treatment options, and particularly for patients, the P.D.A.D.™, when used at home, provides a private method to track improvements in penile curvature.
Click for more information on the P.D.A.D.™ for Peyronie’s Disease.
Tags: CITA, curvature of the penis, medical tool, penile curvature, Peyronie's, Peyronie's disease, Peyronie's disease diagnosis, urologists, urology tool
Posted in Medical Tools, PDAD, Peyronie's Disease, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Diagnosis and Treatment for Peyronie’s Disease
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