Tag: cholesterol

For years, experts wondered if statins—popular cholesterol-lowering drugs—could shield men from prostate cancer. Now, new evidence suggests statins don't lower prostate cancer risk after all, casting doubt on prior hopes and underscoring the complexity of cancer prevention. keep reading

What could be better than searching for buried treasure for many years, then finally discovering it? The answer might be, finding buried treasure when you didn’t even know you were looking for it! In the world of prostate cancer, an unexpected treasure was discovered when a diabetes drug, metformin, appeared... keep reading

Let’s face it, guys. We’re not getting any younger. In fact, society is getting older. The Population Reference Bureau tells us that in the U.S, the number of those age 65 and up is expected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060... keep reading

What do these jobs have in common: architect, engineer, computer, corporate executive, accountant? These and other technical or office professions involve prolonged sitting. Whether at a desk, lab bench, or meeting room, men in these professions have their butts in a chair for long hours. Guys, a new study says your job may be threatening keep reading

We all know the warning cry: high cholesterol levels can increase your risk of heart disease. But there’s a quieter warning for men only: high cholesterol levels are linked with aggressive prostate cancer (PCa). That’s the message of a June 2023 paper by Liu, et al. published in the International Journal of Cancer.[i] The article keep reading

How do you like your eggs? Scrambled, soft-boiled, over easy, poached? No matter how you cook them, you may want to think twice about how often you consume them. It seems that there is a powerful link between eggs and lethal prostate cancer... keep reading

American film audiences have an appetite for horror films. Psychologists and other researchers say the adrenaline rush brings a kind of enjoyment, and at the same time we’re in a safe place for learning how to deal with scary situations. The thrills and chills come as we watch sociopaths, monsters, aliens and more; but when keep reading

We all know that high cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease, right? But guess what – it’s a risk factor for prostate cancer as well. And not just prostate cancer; studies have linked high total cholesterol (“good” plus “bad” cholesterol) with cancer of the colon, testicles and rectum... keep reading

High cholesterol is not your heart’s best friend, right? Everyone knows that! But what you may not know is the impact of high cholesterol on your PSA levels as well as risk of prostate cancer (PCa). As far back as 2014 we began posting blogs about the effects of statins—a class of drugs used to keep reading

Think about this question: would you be willing to put up with hunger pangs and irritability for a couple of weeks if you knew from then on you could live a longer, healthier, and smarter life? Sound unlikely? And yet, the latest scientific evidence suggests... keep reading