King Charles to Undergo Common, Safe Prostate Surgery

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• January 19, 2024
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Britain's King Charles III is expected undergo surgery next week to correct an enlarged prostate, and experts say these procedures are common in older men and safe.

The king, 75, has what's clinically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

"An enlarged prosta...

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• February 16, 2023
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Following a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.

Men who ate a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains had a 52% lower risk of cancer progressing and a 53...

Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2022
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Men with widening waistlines may be more likely to die from prostate cancer.

Specifically, a man's risk of dying from prostate cancer increases 7% for every 4-inch increase in belly fat,

Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread

• Ernie Mundell
• January 8, 2021
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Food as medicine: New research suggests that a healthy Mediterranean diet might lower the risk of prostate cancer progressing to a more advanced state.

The relative lack of saturated fat in these diets might be a major reason why.

The Mediterranean diet is "known f...