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Top Male Cancer in England is Prostate
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
April 26 2003 | 1,515 views

Prostate cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the most common male cancer in Britain.

In 1999, 24,908 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer compared to 23,369 men with lung cancer.

Experts say that rates of lung cancer, which is still a major killer, have fallen among males because fewer men smoke, and prostate cancer is rising because the population is aging.

A blood test, known as PSA testing, is currently used to diagnose prostate cancer. Though widely used in the United States, the test is not recommended for general screening in the UK because it often gives false positive results, and doctors do not know how to treat early disease.

Prostate cancer is often less aggressive than lung cancer, and many men die from other causes without ever knowing they had prostate cancer. Still, some 10,000 men die from the disease in Britain each year.

Reuter's Health March 24, 2003


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It is not surprising that prostate cancer has climbed to the most common cancer in England.

Fortunately, there are many simple strategies that can be implemented to prevent and treat this problem. One of the important ones is to screen for the disease with regular PSA tests.

If the PSA level is above two, it would be wise to aggressively implement the strategies below as it is likely the prostate gland is heading toward some type of cancer.

It is wise to not implement aggressive traditional medical strategies for this problem as prostate cancer is a relatively slow growing cancer and is easy to control if caught early.

Here is a list nutrients and techniques that are likely to prevent prostate cancer, the number one cancer in men:

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