Famous Men Prostate Cancer
Published on Apr 28 2010, in the categories: Celebrities
Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer and is a disease affecting only the male population and more exactly the organ responsible for the seminal fluid, the prostate gland. Some of the causes are still being studied but the unfortunate fact is that the risk factors blamed for the development of cancer can not be avoided. Doctors often recommend for men over forty to start doing the screening tests for an early detection of the prostate cancer since it does not present any early symptoms to make it noticeable. After this age, certain changes occur in the male organism and the level of the male specific hormone, testosterone, begins to decrease. This happens because of the merciless aging process. Yes, age could be seen as the main factor responsible for the prostate cancer.
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While the reasons are still uncovered, race and genetic background are the other causes of the prostate cancer and their study is very important. Several research studies concluded that the American-African men have a higher risk to get prostate cancer in comparison to the American-Caucasian ones. The lowest risk to get prostate cancer is for the Asian and Hispanic men; as a matter of fact this disease is the rarest among Japanese men living in their home country, Japan. As of genetics, it is well known the fact that all types of cancer tend to be inherited by members of the same family, so the prostate cancer is not an exception. Even if the family has only a history of breast cancer that doest not eliminate the possibility for men to develop a prostate cancer. This disease will affect a great number of the male population and as you probably noticed, a disease doesn’t depend on the wealth, popularity or social status of that certain person. The life and fate makes us all equal and leaves us powerless.
The celebrities we often see on the big screens are also humans, despite their popular or social status. Famous men can also be affected by the prostate cancer and below I shall give some examples. Robert DeNiro, the famous actor and Academy award winner was diagnosed with early-stage cancer at the age of sixty, while his father died because of this disease as the age of seventy one. The Godfather of soul music, James Brown, was diagnosed in 2004 with prostate cancer but survived only to die in 2006 because of a heart failure. The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery for implanting the radioactive seeds, while his father lost the battle with this disease at the age of seventy three. Nelson Mandela received the prostate cancer diagnose in 2001 but made a full recovery after seven weeks of radiation therapy treatment. Others were less unfortunate and lost the battle against this cruel disease.
Frank Zappa, the famous singer and writer died at the age of fifty two, on December 4, 1993, because of the prostate cancer. Earl Woods, Tiger Woods’ father died at the age of seventy four in 2006 because of the recurrent cancer. In 2000 the prime minister of Canada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, died at the age of eighty because of this illness. The Ramones guitarist, Johnny Ramone, was also the victim of this disease and died at the age of fifty five in 2004. Some other famous men affected by this are the Japanese emperor Akihito, the actor Roger Moore, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, the singer and actor Harry Belafonte, the former president of France, Francois Mitterand, the Yankees manager, Joe Torre and the list could go on because cancer is a terrible disease and it seems that no one can avoid it. Doctors can only recommend some prevention measures to be taken early in time, even before the dangerous age of forty.
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While the reasons are still uncovered, race and genetic background are the other causes of the prostate cancer and their study is very important. Several research studies concluded that the American-African men have a higher risk to get prostate cancer in comparison to the American-Caucasian ones. The lowest risk to get prostate cancer is for the Asian and Hispanic men; as a matter of fact this disease is the rarest among Japanese men living in their home country, Japan. As of genetics, it is well known the fact that all types of cancer tend to be inherited by members of the same family, so the prostate cancer is not an exception. Even if the family has only a history of breast cancer that doest not eliminate the possibility for men to develop a prostate cancer. This disease will affect a great number of the male population and as you probably noticed, a disease doesn’t depend on the wealth, popularity or social status of that certain person. The life and fate makes us all equal and leaves us powerless.
The celebrities we often see on the big screens are also humans, despite their popular or social status. Famous men can also be affected by the prostate cancer and below I shall give some examples. Robert DeNiro, the famous actor and Academy award winner was diagnosed with early-stage cancer at the age of sixty, while his father died because of this disease as the age of seventy one. The Godfather of soul music, James Brown, was diagnosed in 2004 with prostate cancer but survived only to die in 2006 because of a heart failure. The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery for implanting the radioactive seeds, while his father lost the battle with this disease at the age of seventy three. Nelson Mandela received the prostate cancer diagnose in 2001 but made a full recovery after seven weeks of radiation therapy treatment. Others were less unfortunate and lost the battle against this cruel disease.
Frank Zappa, the famous singer and writer died at the age of fifty two, on December 4, 1993, because of the prostate cancer. Earl Woods, Tiger Woods’ father died at the age of seventy four in 2006 because of the recurrent cancer. In 2000 the prime minister of Canada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, died at the age of eighty because of this illness. The Ramones guitarist, Johnny Ramone, was also the victim of this disease and died at the age of fifty five in 2004. Some other famous men affected by this are the Japanese emperor Akihito, the actor Roger Moore, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, the singer and actor Harry Belafonte, the former president of France, Francois Mitterand, the Yankees manager, Joe Torre and the list could go on because cancer is a terrible disease and it seems that no one can avoid it. Doctors can only recommend some prevention measures to be taken early in time, even before the dangerous age of forty.
Celebrities Who Have Or Had Prostate Cancer
Published on Mar 18 2010, in the categories: Celebrities
Nowadays we live in world where more and more people suffer frm different diseases, HIV one might say has become the disease of this century, this being based on the very large number of cases, a number that increases day by day. Another disease that has a great impact on people is cancer with all its forms, from cancer of the bones, of the skin to cancer of the lungs and that of prostate. Everyone can be a victim of these diseases, no one is safe or more special than the other, not even the celebrities.
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Prostate cancer is actually a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, in the male reproductive system. Those cancer cells may spread from the prostate to other parts of the body, such as the bones. This type of cancer may cause pain, and even difficulty in urinating, other problems during sexual intercourse. Different symptoms can develop and appear during later stages of the disease.
Statistics of detection of prostate cancers vary widely across the world, being more frequent in Europe, and especially the United States. This type of cancer tends to develop in men over the age of fifty, and even though a man may suffer from it many never have symptoms, undergo no therapy, and eventually die of other causes.
As i have said before this is a disease that does not forgive anyone, it does not make differences, neither doing any other disease. Many famous people, celebrities have being given the diagnostic of prostate cancer. But how are those celebrities who had or have prostate cancer? one might ask. One of these very important and public figures is no one else than Nelson Mandela former president of South Africa. In his treatment of the cancer, the former president choose not to have surgery but he actually wanted to have radiation therapy in order to fight and win against this diseases, and eventually wining. Other celebrities such as Rudolph Giuliani the mayor of New York has also been suffering from prostate cancer. The mayor did not make the same choice as Nelson Mandela, but in fact he decided to have surgery, a more aggressive approach to his disease, also wining in the battle against cancer.
The world wide known actor and academy award winner was , the famous Roert Deniro was diagnosed with early-stage cancer in 2003 at the age of 60. He , no like others, has kept details of his treatment private. An important fact in his medical history being that of his father dieing of prostate cancer at the age of 71.
The list of celebrities that suffer from cancer could continue with persons such as P ablo Neruda that died of the disease in 1973 at the age of 69, Colin Powel, he underwent surgery for prostate cancer and he also made a full recovery, becoming what it is called now a prostate cancer survivor. Thus cancer does not forgive anyone, he does not chooses his victims , anyone and anywhere could be one, no one is higher or lower on his list.
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Prostate cancer is actually a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, in the male reproductive system. Those cancer cells may spread from the prostate to other parts of the body, such as the bones. This type of cancer may cause pain, and even difficulty in urinating, other problems during sexual intercourse. Different symptoms can develop and appear during later stages of the disease.
Statistics of detection of prostate cancers vary widely across the world, being more frequent in Europe, and especially the United States. This type of cancer tends to develop in men over the age of fifty, and even though a man may suffer from it many never have symptoms, undergo no therapy, and eventually die of other causes.
As i have said before this is a disease that does not forgive anyone, it does not make differences, neither doing any other disease. Many famous people, celebrities have being given the diagnostic of prostate cancer. But how are those celebrities who had or have prostate cancer? one might ask. One of these very important and public figures is no one else than Nelson Mandela former president of South Africa. In his treatment of the cancer, the former president choose not to have surgery but he actually wanted to have radiation therapy in order to fight and win against this diseases, and eventually wining. Other celebrities such as Rudolph Giuliani the mayor of New York has also been suffering from prostate cancer. The mayor did not make the same choice as Nelson Mandela, but in fact he decided to have surgery, a more aggressive approach to his disease, also wining in the battle against cancer.
The world wide known actor and academy award winner was , the famous Roert Deniro was diagnosed with early-stage cancer in 2003 at the age of 60. He , no like others, has kept details of his treatment private. An important fact in his medical history being that of his father dieing of prostate cancer at the age of 71.
The list of celebrities that suffer from cancer could continue with persons such as P ablo Neruda that died of the disease in 1973 at the age of 69, Colin Powel, he underwent surgery for prostate cancer and he also made a full recovery, becoming what it is called now a prostate cancer survivor. Thus cancer does not forgive anyone, he does not chooses his victims , anyone and anywhere could be one, no one is higher or lower on his list.
Famous People With Prostate Cancer
Published on Feb 22 2010, in the categories: Celebrities
Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer that affects men. In the USA over 30.000 men die of prostate cancer every year. In the UK prostate cancer overtook lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed tumor in 2002. With these statistics it is very important that men get treatment for this disease. Here is a list of famous people with prostate cancer, many of whom are still alive.
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Famous people with prostate cancer:
Harry Belafonte- Singer and actor; Bob Dole- World Former Republican senator from Kansas; Robert De Niro- Actor, director; Emperor Akihito of Japan; Louis Farrakhan- Civil right activist, leader of the Nation of Islam; Rudy Giuliani- Former New York City mayor; Charlton Heston- Actor; John Kerry -Vietnam veteran, Democratic senator of Massachusetts; Nelson Mandela -South African Former President, Anti-apartheid activist, Lawyer; Francois Mitterand- Former President of France; Roger Moore- Actor; Arnold Palmer- Golfer; Colin Powell- Retired Secretary of State, Army general; Norman Schwarzkopf- Retired Army general; Joe Torre -New York Yankees manager; Frank Zappa -Singer and writer
Causes of prostate cancer - The main causes that lead to prostate cancer are heredity, hormonal profile of men, usually aged over 65 years, diagnosis of prostate adenoma, vasectomy, or prostate infections. The incidence of prostate cancer is higher in people of color in the U.S. the number of cases of prostate cancer in black population is two times higher than that encountered in the Caucasian population.
The incidence of prostate cancer - The incidence of prostate cancer increases with age. "The incidence of prostate cancer increases, and as prostate cancer occurs more frequently affected and the age decreases. May be very young men to have prostate cancer, even thirty years old men. The disease is so common that, at 80 years old, more than 80% of men are suffering from prostate cancer ", explain doctors.
Diagnosis of prostate cancer - For diagnosis of prostate cancer is necessary to determine the prostate-specific antigen with an ultrasound conducting the urinary system and prostate. If these assessments are abnormal, correlated with digital rectal exam, ultrasound is necessary for transects and those areas that are abnormal will allow the ultrasound to determine the diagnosis. There is another method to determine prostate cancer, and that is the biopsy, which means extracting tissue from the prostate with very small needles and then examine the tissue under the microscope in order to determine if the patient has prostate cancer or not.
Prostate Cancer - Depending on the type of cancer cells, their degree of spread outside the prostate, age and presence of other illnesses, people with prostate cancer have one or more methods of treatment. For men who have an aggressive form of prostate cancer, but the cancer cells have not yet spread outside the prostate, will suffer a prostatectomy (surgery that removes the prostate) and radiotherapy (used to kill cancer cells). Hormone therapy is prescribed for men with prostate cancer that has spread in the body.
Treatment with iodine is a new procedure as follows: after the cancer was identified in the prostate, data is entered in the computer, establishing thus the amount of radioactive iodine to be administered. Preventing prostate cancer - Recently, researchers have found that moderate doses of vitamin E can prevent prostate cancer.
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Famous people with prostate cancer:
Harry Belafonte- Singer and actor; Bob Dole- World Former Republican senator from Kansas; Robert De Niro- Actor, director; Emperor Akihito of Japan; Louis Farrakhan- Civil right activist, leader of the Nation of Islam; Rudy Giuliani- Former New York City mayor; Charlton Heston- Actor; John Kerry -Vietnam veteran, Democratic senator of Massachusetts; Nelson Mandela -South African Former President, Anti-apartheid activist, Lawyer; Francois Mitterand- Former President of France; Roger Moore- Actor; Arnold Palmer- Golfer; Colin Powell- Retired Secretary of State, Army general; Norman Schwarzkopf- Retired Army general; Joe Torre -New York Yankees manager; Frank Zappa -Singer and writer
Causes of prostate cancer - The main causes that lead to prostate cancer are heredity, hormonal profile of men, usually aged over 65 years, diagnosis of prostate adenoma, vasectomy, or prostate infections. The incidence of prostate cancer is higher in people of color in the U.S. the number of cases of prostate cancer in black population is two times higher than that encountered in the Caucasian population.
The incidence of prostate cancer - The incidence of prostate cancer increases with age. "The incidence of prostate cancer increases, and as prostate cancer occurs more frequently affected and the age decreases. May be very young men to have prostate cancer, even thirty years old men. The disease is so common that, at 80 years old, more than 80% of men are suffering from prostate cancer ", explain doctors.
Diagnosis of prostate cancer - For diagnosis of prostate cancer is necessary to determine the prostate-specific antigen with an ultrasound conducting the urinary system and prostate. If these assessments are abnormal, correlated with digital rectal exam, ultrasound is necessary for transects and those areas that are abnormal will allow the ultrasound to determine the diagnosis. There is another method to determine prostate cancer, and that is the biopsy, which means extracting tissue from the prostate with very small needles and then examine the tissue under the microscope in order to determine if the patient has prostate cancer or not.
Prostate Cancer - Depending on the type of cancer cells, their degree of spread outside the prostate, age and presence of other illnesses, people with prostate cancer have one or more methods of treatment. For men who have an aggressive form of prostate cancer, but the cancer cells have not yet spread outside the prostate, will suffer a prostatectomy (surgery that removes the prostate) and radiotherapy (used to kill cancer cells). Hormone therapy is prescribed for men with prostate cancer that has spread in the body.
Treatment with iodine is a new procedure as follows: after the cancer was identified in the prostate, data is entered in the computer, establishing thus the amount of radioactive iodine to be administered. Preventing prostate cancer - Recently, researchers have found that moderate doses of vitamin E can prevent prostate cancer.