YES - YOU ARE VERY CORRECT- Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation, researchers suggest.

They say cancer-causing chemicals could build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly.

And they say sexual intercourse may not have the same protective effect because of the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted infection, which could increase men%26#039;s cancer risk.

Australian researchers questioned over 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer and 1,250 who had not about their sexual habits. They found those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop the cancer.

The protective effect was greatest while the men were in their 20s.Men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life.

For further details please see the links given in Source below:|||Yes. It%26#039;s a proven fact.|||go talk to your dr|||it will %26#039;help%26#039;, as well as other things, like proper exercise, vitamins

many red foods, such as cranberries, grapes, plums, tomatoes, pasta is really good to prevent cancer,etc

make sure you don%26#039;t overdo it with the masturbating, it can drain you,lmao|||As Tom Green told us it%26#039;s also a good way to quickly detect testicular cancer.|||Live while you can|||If you are over 40 it couldn%26#039;t hurt. It hasn%26#039;t been proven, but the prostate does one thing, and if you are in a limited sex or lack of sex situation it might just save your life.

30,350|||many died of Prostate Cancer in 2005.

Including Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of Tony the Tiger)|||TOO MANY

There is a genetic component and if you have relatives with prostate cancer you should be vigilant about getting yourself checked. My husband had it as did his father, grandfather and a cousin. It doesn%26#039;t mean that you absolutely will get it if a close relative had it but you should be aware that you may have a higher than normal chance of getting it.|||i don%26#039;t think you, a girl would need to worry about that………………………….|||Prostate cancer is not inherited. But EVERY man would eventually get prostate cancer if they lived long enough.

Treating prostate cancer will absolutely make you impotent, sterile, and increase the chances of being incontinent. Surgery is on the top of the list for these side effects, radiation or seeds also cause these side effects but sometimes to a lesser effect.

A prostate that has a lot of cancer may cause urination problems, and occasional problems with erections, but the real problems happen after treatment.

I had surgery with unilateral nerve sparing (spared the nerve on the side that did not have any cancer). Recovery from impotence included experimenting with a lot of methods and medications, but ultimately I had 100% success with a pump (medically prescribed vacuum device) and a very small dose of muse. The same combination is used a lot by diabetics who have severe impotence issues. It is a very effective combination to allow a person with impotence problems to continue to be sexually active.

Impotence should not be the deciding factor in delaying treatment of prostate cancer or ignoring treatment. There are treatments for impotance, but not for death.

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Verry sorry to hear of your friends battle with prostate cancer.

The pump was highly recommended because it is natural and keeps the muscles from deteriorating. The pumps from the sex shop dont work. It must be in the class of medically prescribed such as the Osbon Ericaid which retails for over $500 but covered by most insurances if properly reported on a claim. The dose of muse I used was the smallest dose they make to minimize side effects of pain. It was such a small dose that it was ineffective by itself, but when combined with the pump, was effective. The use of baby oil for lubrication helps prevent irritation and burning when using muse. I can only say what worked in my case. Every person reacts differently to various treatments for impotance.

I%26#039;m sorry to hear that. There is no way to tell you when he will die. Bone cancer is very aggressive. It depends on how far it has spread.|||When cancer gets into the bones there is not much that can be done. There is no way of predicting how long he will live, but I%26#039;m afraid it will only be a short while.|||my father had prostate cancer that spread to his bones. After it spread to his bones he only live for 2 months.|||It%26#039;s depend on how aggressive the type of cancer he has. People may live more than others. If it%26#039;s metastasized to the bones it%26#039;ll be very painful and from there it could spread to other organs.

My cousin had nasopharyngeal cancer, very aggressive. He was under treatment for a year and a half/ He died in the summer due to having his body invaded by cancer.|||if your a christian…and you truly believe in the bible..and knows what the word says. go up to your friend. and say the spirit of infirmity come out!%26quot; and you gonna see that cancer leave your friend. cancer is a spirit..a demonic spirit you could say.|||it%26#039;s not all doom and gloom prostrate cancer can be controlled quite well for many years

http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertyp…

http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/forums…|||prostate cancer that is detected early is easily curable, obviously that is not the case with your friend, if it has metasticized to the bones, that cancer, which is usually slow growing has been around for a long time. Once protate cancer metasticizes it becomes quite aggressive and doesn%26#039;t usually respond to any kind of treatment. I am sorry that you will lose your friend sooner perhaps than would have been had he not had cancer. But bear this in mind, none of us know when we will die…even if we have a terminal disease. All any of us have is NOW. You could be hit by truck and beat him to the grave, he could have a miraculous recovery and live a long time, there is no way of knowing. So what you need to do is appreciate every single moment you have with your friend, because NOW is all either of you really have, it is all any of us have.|||Not very long. Maybe a few months I would guess|||My husband passed away with lung cancer 4 mo ago.It had spread to his bones he went thur chemo but he only lasted 8 mo.But no one knows for sure only God knows that!

show where from if possible|||http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?i…

yes it is true|||What i have read that guys should maturabate alot to prevent prostate.|||well they say the regularly flushing out the prostate is healthy for it so therefore yes…|||I%26#039;ve never heard this, but it sure is worth a shot. %26quot;Please, baby, for my prostate…%26quot; ;)|||yes but are you ready to take it in your bottom hole???|||Sex is not required ejaculation is. You need to ejaculate at least once a day to get any benifit from it.

enjoy.|||The true cause of prostatic carcinoma is not known. but its growth is definitely in fluenced by sex harmones. So we cannot say sex really help to prevent cancer prostate.|||Yes.|||better safe than sorry………….jack it daily

NO.

I%26#039;m 56, and have enjoyed a healthy sex life, either with a partner or solo. I have also taken Saw Palmetto for several decades.

I had a healthy prostate, other than the cancer that was discovered a few months ago. I had no swelling, no problems in urinating, no problem is making love. It was only through a radical change in my PSA test that the cancer was discovered.

There are carcinogens out there that are not purged through ejaculations, the most infamous being Agent Orange (there are many others). These, and Lord knows what else, leads to cancer. The good news is that this is an easily treated cancer with a very high cure rate.|||no it can%26#039;t.|||Yes it%26#039;s true so wack away!

Read here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/307202…

By ejaculating regularly, which many men can%26#039;t do on a regular basis unless they masturbate, it keeps the cancer-causing chemicals from building up in the prostate. This is why you have to masturbate..|||Well if it is then I%26#039;ll never have to worry about Prostate Cancer like EVER!|||you dont have to look for an excuse to have a tug|||Prostate cancer is the most mild form of cancer you can get. Statistics show that men rarely die from it. My dad%26#039;s having his removed next month because he has prostate cancer.

But hey, if whacking off helps prevent it then I%26#039;ll never get prostate cancer.|||The prostate produces a component of the seminal fluid ejaculated in sexual excitement, so masterbation helps to ensure that prostate is %26#039;actively%26#039; working.|||I%26#039;m not sure, though the first time I heard about it was hilarious.

It was at my wife%26#039;s workplace christmas party, somehow I ended up having a convo with a woman who%26#039;s opening line was %26#039; Hi I%26#039;m …… I%26#039;m studying at uni, and found out today that %26#039;If a male masturbates regularly enough it can prevent Prostate cancer%26#039;. Semi interested in this %26#039;new discovery%26#039; the convo continued until it led to her saying %26#039;of course more sex is the better%26#039;.

On hearing this I spun around to my wife and said %26#039;Guess what? they have found out how to prevent Prostate cancer….we have to have more sex%26#039;!

I turned back around and swear Ive never seen a woman shrink so fast!

It turned out later that no-one knew who the woman was, and we think she snuck up to the function room from the bar downstairs.

I don%26#039;t think it is a fact that masturbation reduces chances of Prostate cancer, Thou I guessit could work as a pickupline for a female to use on a male (prob best an un-married one)|||That is totally absurd.|||It could well be true. Does that mean on top of your daily hygeine list next to flossing you will have masturbate?

lol Why if women need to check for breast cancer lumps once per month men dont put that on their list also.

Honey, we need to have intercourse every morning or I could die%26quot; Wouldnt you feel guilty if I died and you could have prevented it??%26quot;…….lol oh this is good comedy material. Please believe me I say this in good humour not nastiness. It could be funny.

Try a Yahoo search for %26quot;prostate cancer%26quot; + %26quot;natural remedies%26quot; (OR %26quot;natural treatment%26quot;).|||Try using a natural colon cleanser and blood purifier like Prosit. It is from Africa and has been used by the locals for hundreds of years. It is now available in the US through African Cures USA.

http://www.africancures.com/|||Well, that%26#039;s kind of a tough question because at this point in time, nobody knows what causes cancer, much less what cures it.

That being said, there are several things that are very good for general prostate health that many people may take to help combat it (but that%26#039;s more of hopeful thinking than scientific proof). There%26#039;s Saw Palmetto, Stinging Nettles (the root, not the leaves), Pygeum, Pumpkin Seed, Glycine, L-Alanine, L-Glutamine (or Glutamic Acid), Beta Sitosterol, Lycopene, Selenium, and Zinc.|||Selenium

Saw Palmetto|||Go to an herbalist in your area, even china town can be more helpful to you than any of us here.|||A new study shows that limiting dietary fat to 20 percent of calories and eating three heaping tablespoons of whole flaxseed every day can significantly slow down prostate cancer growth. The study was conducted on men who were scheduled to have their prostates removed due to cancer, but this surgery often results in nerve damage and has about a 50 percent chance of permanent impotence.

The men who ate the whole flaxseed/low-fat diet retained sexual function as well as their drive. And, the longer the men stayed on the diet, the greater their tumor reduction. Their PSA levels, which are used as markers to indicate if someone has prostate cancer or accelerated tumor growth, didn%26#039;t go down very much with the diet - but their cancers showed a higher rate of cell death and slower tumor growth when compared to historic tumor measurements of prostate cancer.

If you want to increase your prostate health, there are several other things you can do in addition to lowering your fat intake and eating whole flaxseed. Supplements that increase testosterone levels or allow conversion of testosterone to DHT (a hormone that can spur prostate cancer growth) may be harmful, as higher hormone levels have been associated with prostate cancer growth. However, the herb saw palmetto has been shown to benefit prostate health without increasing testosterone levels. In fact, saw palmetto is even touted by the AMA and researchers at Harvard as showing great promise in the fight against prostate cancer, despite their more common stance against natural medicine.

Another prostate cancer fighter is milk thistle, which we told you about in our June 1 eAlert. The spice curcumin (known as turmeric) has also been shown to kill prostate cancer cells, according to recent research at Columbia University.

Saw palmetto, flaxseed, milk thistle, and curcumin are available at most health-food stores. These are relatively inexpensive supplements that can pack a powerful punch against prostate cancer.|||There is a national study going on right now in several university medical schools around the country regarding pomegranate juice - Typically natural foods are not studied as it costs money and they don%26#039;t get all the hype that drugs get. HOWEVER, POM, the makers of Pom pomegranate juice paid to have a study done and the results were astounding. 1/2 cup of pomegranate juice every day was found to %26#039;deter the growth of prostate cancer substantially. It made the medical magazines. The study was done on 1/2 cup per day. Once it hits the medical books, the pharmaceutical companies jump on the band wagon. This one study at Berkley, and also University of Wiscosin started many other places doing their own studies.

My husband had prostate surgery last year and has since taken 1/2 cup every day (no mixes - has to be PURE pomegrate juice). Too bad we weren%26#039;t doing this as a habit. It also has many other benefits with cardiovascular system so really good for everyone. I take the pills since the juice is high in carbs and the study was NOT done with pills but only the natural juice. Natural juice is expensive so I just take the capcules every day. So far….. so good…… sure won%26#039;t hurt anything to drink 1/2 cup a day. Many of my asian friends drink this every day as a matter of culture…… very interesting…….|||Drink ALOT of green tea, it might cure the disease, but it probably won%26#039;t, it will most likely slow the disease from spreading

Asians have the highest percentage of people who smoke, which has been linked to cancer, while they have the lowest percentage of people who have cancer…why? Because of the green tea-that%26#039;s all they drink, and it%26#039;s in everything, plus it makes you live longer|||Do a web search on %26quot;essiac tea%26quot; and %26quot;benefits of essiac tea%26quot;. My girlfiends husband had some trouble with his prostate being enlarged and an alternative doctor prescribed this for him. It got him back to normal and is supposed to be excellent for cancer.|||visit www.cancer411.info you will find good information.|||i do not understand the point here. If herbal formulations were effective we would have used them, and known about them. but at the same time our environment is different now than it was a century ago(more pollutants) so the cancer rates are higher.

you need cancer medication, pharmaceutical medication, Period.

http://www.Drugstoregenerics.com

A lot of what people have already written is actually quite scary stuff to read. They are however right in saying that these are the symptoms of prostate cancer. What I would say to you is that if you are suffering from prostate problems (as par the symptoms already mentioned), you should not automatically think cancer.

The symptoms listed are those of an enlarged prostate. In most cases the enlargement is known as BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy), in which the Benign bit tells you that the growth will not spread and is not cancer. Prostate enlargement does happen to a majority of men. In any case, if you are having trouble uriniating or are getting up a lot at night to urinate, go to your Doctor and get it checked. Don%26#039;t assume the worst but be aware that it could be cancer (and isn%26#039;t in most cases).

Good luck!|||yes having to get up in the night for a wee|||Frequent nighttime urination, difficulty starting your stream. THese are all symptoms of prostate problems and indicate an enlarged prostate. That does not mean that it is for sure cancer and many times the enlarged prostate is benign but these would be some symptoms. The best marker is a PSA blood test.|||Early on, it is not unusual for a man to notice no symptoms of prostate cancer. As the disorder progresses, some of the more common symptoms are:

* Sensation of burning or pain when urinating

* Difficulty achieving or maintaining erection

* Need to urinate more often than normal

* Difficulty starting urination

* Lower back pain

* Weak stream of urine

* Blood in semen or urine

* Pain during ejaculation

Visit your doctor if you are experiencing these symptoms as they may be an indicator of prostate cancer or other disorders.|||Prostate cancer is usually adenocarcinoma. Symptoms are rare until urethral obstruction occurs. Diagnosis is suggested by digital rectal examination or prostate-specific antigen measurement and confirmed by biopsy. Prognosis for most patients with prostate cancer, especially when it is localized or regional, is very good; more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Treatment is with prostatectomy, radiation therapy, or, for some elderly patients, watchful waiting.(Merck)

With the advent of Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing, most prostate cancers are now found before they cause symptoms. Additionally, while most of the symptoms listed below can be associated with prostate cancer, they are more likely to be associated with non-cancerous conditions.

* Urinary hesitancy (delayed or slowed start of urinary stream)

* Urinary dribbling, especially immediately after urinating

* Urinary retention

* Pain with urination

* Pain with ejaculation

* Lower back pain

* Pain with bowel movement

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

* Excessive urination at night

* Incontinence

* Bone pain or tenderness

* Hematuria (blood in the urine)

* Abdominal pain

* Anemia

* Unintentional weight loss

* Lethargy

(MedlinePlus)

Please see the web pages for more details on Prostate cancer and Prostate specific antigen.

I believe they do a blood test to look for PSA levels.|||after a psa blood test they will do a biopsy.|||Beth had the correct answer. Just some clarification.

Only a biopsy can give a definitive answer for ALL cancers. That way, they have a sample of the questioned tissue. This of course assumes they collected the questionable tissue. Biopsies have been known to miss the cancerous portion when collecting a sample.

As for the prostate specific antigen (PSA), it is a good (non-invasive) preliminary test. The levels tend to be inflated with prostate cancer and some other prostate ailments (inflammation can do it). This is NOT always the case. An elevated PSA is for the average man. It may be normal for some males.|||You should be having a PSA test and a DRE as part of your regular exam. Any irregularity should get you a referral to a urologist. The first thing he%26#039;s likely to do is to run a confirmatory PSA test. He will then do an ultrasound exam. If warranted, he will then do a biopsy. A positive biopsy is confirmatory. But a negative one simply means they can%26#039;t be sure, and all the test may be redone after a few months.