No association between alcohol consumption and lethal prostate cancer

A newly published article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has again confirmed that there seems to be no really meaningful association between moderate alcohol consumption and risk for lethal prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

Don’t docetaxel and drive!

Every so often one learns something quite unexpected that one probably should have been aware of previously. This is salutary … but it is also a good thing! … READ MORE …

Diet, nutrition, place, and risk for prostate cancer

A newly published paper in the journal Nutrients doesn’t tell us anything really new about the likely correlations between nutrition and risk for prostate cancer, but it does offer us some interesting information about the time frame over which such correlations may take effect. … READ MORE …

Does alcohol consumption cause prostate cancer? … revisited yet again

There have been multiple attempts over the years to try and establish a clear relationship between alcohol consumption and risk for prostate cancer, but despite the multiple attempts there is still no clear picture to work from. … READ MORE …

“Heavy” drinking, finasteride, and prostate cancer risk

Many men wouldn’t think that drinking four beers over the course of a Sunday afternoon football game was “any big deal” — but maybe it’s a habit one doesn’t want to get into on a daily basis. … READ MORE …

Alcohol consumption and prostate cancer

Historically, literature reviews have come to the conclusion that there is no association between alcohol use and prostate cancer incidence. However, … … READ MORE …