Eggs Increase Prostate Cancer Risks? New Study Suggests So

If you have been in the habit of eating too many eggs, perhaps it’s time to change that habit? Or not?

We just found the below news article about a study conducted by experts which led to the conclusion that eating as many as 3 eggs daily could significantly increase one’s chances of having prostate cancer.

Read the news article yourself below to see whether eggs can increase prostate cancer risks or not:

CAMBRIDGE – University scientists released shocking news about egg consumption being linked directly to increased risk of getting prostate cancer.

In the United States in 2007 (the most recent year for which numbers are available), 223,307 men developed prostate cancer, and 29,093 men died from the disease.

As such the recent news that egg consumption increases the risk of this type of cancer is alarming and the message should be heard loud and clear.

According to scientists from the prestigious Harvard University, men who consume at least 2 1/2 eggs per week, are 80 percent more likely to contract prostate cancer.

Egg consumption is directly linked to increased risk in prostate cancer, according to Harvard University scientists

A study involving 27,000 men, who’s daily eating habits were tracked over a period of 14 years, brought the shocking discovery of the connection between egg consumption and increased cancer risk to light.

Scientists also discovered that consuming poultry, red and processed meats did not increase the prostate cancer risk.

The high levels of cholesterol and choline presence in eggs could be the cause for the increased cancer risk.  Choline is a substance that assists the functioning of cells in eggs.

Cancer expert Sarah Williams states that “there have been earlier studies to establish a connection between egg consumption and an increase in prostate cancer, but the findings were contradictory.”

Other experts who were informed about the results of the study, are not totally convinced that eggs are the culprit but state that ‘unhealthy eating habits’ could be the cause of the prostate cancer risk increase.

Doctors have always recommended that individuals should not consume more than three eggs per week because the high cholesterol levels in eggs could lead to increased heart attacks and strokes. Read more here.

Whether this study should be taken seriously or not remains to be seen.

As always, we will continue to keep our readers up to date on these and other developing stories on prostate cancer.

And as we always say – don’t stop learning as much as you can about this condition. Remember to always do your due diligence and always talk to your doctor, whether or not egg increases prostate cancer risks.

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors – Video

Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Video

 

While we have written a lot of articles on this website about what the risk factors or this cancer is, we are sharing a video on this page that also talks about this.

The below video talks more about the risk factors and why it’s important to go for early tests.

Of course, the most important reason is that early tests help to detect the condition in good time. And this early detection leads to very high changes of effective results from the treatments.

That said, watch the below Prostate Cancer Risk Factors Video to learn more.

 

 

 

 

Prostate Cancer Causes And Risk Factors – 2 Important Ones To Be Aware Of

While it’s really true that the disease called prostate cancer is now a big killer worldwide, it’s also true that it’s not the worst killer there is. A good thing about the condition (yes, there’s something good about it) is that it can be effectively treated if it’s discovered in good time.

What’s even better is that there are certain risk factors that are associated with the causing the condition. It is said that if you can minimize or even completely stop the risk factors, you might be able to prevent the condition. But of course, there are certain risk factors that you can’t do anything about. This article looks at 2 of the risk factors that might cause this type of cancer.

1.    Family History – Have you checked on your family lineage to know if any member was once diagnosed of prostate cancer? If yes, then you are at risk of having this disease. Cancerous cells can be hereditary. You don’t have to wait until you are 50 to start screening for this condition; you should start even far earlier than 50 years old. Early detection would help you to get effectively treated of the illness and can enhance your survival, more than anything else. So, yes, it’s true that with prostate type of cancer, “a stitch in time saves nine!”

2.    High levels of testosterone – If the level of this male sex hormone produced in your testes is high then you are likely to have a rev up in cancerous cells in your prostate gland. Studies on patient with prostate cancer have shown that they have an abnormal quantity of testosterone produced by the testes. Testosterone boosts the growth of cancer cells in the body. This is one reason why hormonal therapy is often recommended as one the treatment options for cancer of the prostate; so as to reduce the levels of this androgenic hormone.

There are some other risk factors (or causes) of prostate cancer but the ones explained above are key ones you must not ignore. Each or a combination of these risk factors could be responsible for the condition of different patients of the disease. You need to talk to your doctor for proper diagnosis so that the appropriate treatment. Again, one good thing about this type of cancer is that it takes time to get worse and can be effectively treated, if discovered in good time. So, you should always make it a habit of constantly going for yearly tests of the cancer, if you are above 40 years old.

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