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We have conducted numerous studies over several years to understand the causes of cancer and to find appropriate remedies. The cancer of the prostate is the type most common cancer in men. The fruit of 20 years of continuous efforts was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The researchers were able to obtain clarification of the mechanism of development of prostate cancer. The gene HOXB13 is responsible for a genetic mutation.
Important discovery

Studies have shown that a genetic mutation may increase the risk of transmission of hereditary prostate cancer. This type of cancer can be passed from father to son and the young male members of a family are spared.

William Isaacs, Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine says that this discovery is a major step in the search for methods of prevention against cancer. It is now possible to perform screening campaigns on individuals at risk. Such a campaign is on the agenda for 2012 and more than 240,000 people expected to attend.

Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent in Western society, has a very high incidence among males. Similarly it is also one of the tumors with the highest cure rate through early detection methods and increasingly effective treatments.

Relative survival of these patients is approximately 65% and 90% in low risk patients. The main cause of death for this cancer is metastasis, especially bone and liver.

Early diagnosis is performed using PSA dosing, which is very sensitive but nonspecific, because other conditions such as prostatitis also increase its value. It is also advisable for adult men over 50 years with your doctor as this disease can be detected by digital rectal examination.

From the point of view there are several alternative treatment, although surgery remains the most used. Radiation therapy is gaining every day a more significant place in the treatment of prostate cancer.

The studies were presented at the conference “Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research” (“Frontiers in research into the prevention of cancer”) of the American Association for Cancer Research, determined that pistachios may help reduce cancer risk lung, thanks to vitamin E that contains pistachio.

The study claims that a handful of pistachios a day can help reduce the risk of lung cancer.
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