Disappointing news from America. According to a story in Men's Health Magazine, the US government is stopping the National Cancer Institute's SELECT study of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer - because the supplements aren't working and there's a hint of risk.
This means the search for a reliable diet to help prevent prostate cancer goes on. The failure only serves to emphasise the importance of a balanced, healthy diet - food is still the best way to get your vitamins and nutrients.
When surgery is the only option, London Bridge Hospital in London leads the way.
Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body.
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The abbreviation for computed tomography, a scan that generates a series of cross-sectional x-ray images
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A gland that surrounds the urethra near the bladder. It produces a fluid that forms part of the semen.
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A trace element in the body.
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Essential substances that cannot be produced by the body and so must be acquired from the diet.
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