| Although there is considerable debate
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| | individuals will develop other conditions
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| about the subject of prostate cancer
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| | alongside their prostate cancer on which
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| prevention there is no doubt that the
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| | attention is focused and which ultimately
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| starting point is to clearly understand
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| | results in their death.
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| the risks involved and, having done this,
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| | So, if you are not sure of your family
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| there are then many steps that can be
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| | history, then a good starting point is to
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| taken to significantly reduce these
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| | check things out if you can. If this is
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| risks.
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| | not possible, then it's probably a good
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| Over the years there has been
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| | idea to err on the side of caution and
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| considerable debate about prostate cancer
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| | assume that the risk might be there
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| and the subject of prostate cancer
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| | rather than assume that you're in the
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| prevention in particular remains somewhat
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| | clear.
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| controversial. Although, as with many
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| | Another important factor is that of race.
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| cancers, men do not themselves cause the
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| | African American men for example, and men
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| onset of prostate cancer, there are
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| | of African descent, are at a greater risk
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| certainly a number of risk factors for
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| | than Hispanic men who, in turn, are at
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| developing the disease and there is a
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| | more risk than Caucasian men. The risk
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| great deal that can be done, if not to
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| | for an African American man is about
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| prevent it, then certainly to reduce the
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| | sixty percent higher than that of a
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| risk of developing it.
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| | Caucasian man.
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| The first step in preventing prostate
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| | The next risk factor is diet and men
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| cancer is to understand that you are at
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| | living in Western countries such as the
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| risk of developing the condition and to
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| | United States or the United Kingdom are
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| know just why you are at risk. Here the
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| | at increased risk because of the high
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| starting point in understanding the risk
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| | levels of fat in many Western diets. Here
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| is heredity.
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| | for the first time is a risk factor that
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| There is no doubt that men with a family
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| | you can actually do something about and
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| history of prostate cancer are at greater
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| | lowering the fat in your diet and eating
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| risk and, in general, the risk for a man
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| | such things as more fresh fruit and
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| with one close relative having prostate
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| | vegetables can lessen your risk quite
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| cancer is about twice that of a man
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| | considerably.
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| without any family history. With two
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| | At this point we start to run into
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| close relatives this risk rises to about
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| | difficulty as, beyond the basic principle
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| five times that of someone with no family
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| | of reducing fat your diet, opinions begin
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| history and with three close relatives
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| | to differ when it comes to other aspects
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| reaches a staggering ninety-seven
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| | of the diet which may be helpful in
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| percent.
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| | prostate cancer prevention.
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| The problem here is that many men are
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| | There is little doubt that levels of such
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| unaware of their family history, not
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| | things as vitamins and minerals in your
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| least because many grandfathers, fathers
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| | diet can have a dramatic effect on your
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| or brothers have died from other
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| | health generally and will certainly have
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| illnesses and were perhaps never even
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| | a part to play when it comes to prostate
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| aware of the fact they have prostate
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| | health. However, determining just which
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| cancer. This happens because prostate
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| | vitamins and minerals play a part is not
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| cancer will often develop late in life
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| | an easy matter and is certainly a subject
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| and can be a very slow growing cancer. As
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| | all of its own.
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| a consequence there is a good chance that
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