NURS 3014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lumpectomy, Immunotherapy, Paracetamol
23 May 2017
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E. g. , prostate cancer can grow into the bladder: lymph system, blood stream. Risk factors: some risk factors for prostate cancer include, age. The risk increases with age, especially after the age of 50 years. 75% of cases occur in men older than 65 years: genetic/hereditary. This risk may be increased with a family history of breast cancer as well: race. Prostate cancer rates are twice as high in black canadian men than in white men, and black canadian men are more likely to die of prostate cancer than mine in any other racial or ethnic group: diet. A diet low in fibre and high in fat and red meats (high in heme-iron; beef, open flame foods, salted foods, etc) may lead to higher rates of prostate cancer. Research suggests that saturated fat (commonly found in processed foods, whole- milk dairy products, and fatty cuts of meat) increase production of testosterone, which may help prostate cancer cells grow: lifestyle risks.
