Re: Re: Research report on links between inflammation and prostate cancer

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Good point. First, is inflamation a cause of prostate cancer or an effect of its presence? It's all very complicated. I trust that some day a graduate student will put all the possible cell interactions into a program and figure out the best and earliest mode of treatment. Regards, T I would hope that someone will pursue the causes of inflammation. Like the so-called declared "war on cancer" begun back in the 1980s, the focus was on treatment versus prevention, namely highly profitable medications rather than eliminating causative factors, eg smoking for lung cancer. Similarly, now the studies that I have seen referencing inflammation seem to stop at that point and list identifying tests to ascertain the state of inflammation versus proceed to causes of the inflammation.Granted this may, or may not, be of interest as much to the already diagnosed but it sure would be to his offspring, relatives and friends.RichGreen Bay, WI>> Below is an abstract of a recent research report on the links between inflammation and prostate cancer.> It is rather technical, but for those interested in how inflammation may affect the occurrence and progression of prostate cancer, it is a summery of current research.> > The free PDF of the paper is at:> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04033.x/pdf> > The Best to You and Yours!> Jon in Nevada> > Prostate cancer and inflammation: the evidence> Sfanos K S & De Marzo A M> (2012) Histopathology 60, 199-215> Chronic inflammation is now known to contribute to> several forms of human cancer, with an estimated 20%> of adult cancers attributable to chronic inflammatory> conditions caused by infectious agents, chronic noninfectious> inflammatory diseases and ? or other environmental> factors. > > Indeed, chronic inflammation is> now regarded as an 'enabling characteristic' of human> cancer. > > The aim of this review is to summarize the> current literature on the evidence for a role for chronic> inflammation in prostate cancer aetiology, with a> specific focus on recent advances regarding the following:> (i) potential stimuli for prostatic inflammation; (ii)> prostate cancer immunobiology; (iii) inflammatory> pathways and cytokines in prostate cancer risk and> development; (iv) proliferative inflammatory atrophy> (PIA) as a risk factor lesion to prostate cancer development;> and (v) the role of nutritional or other antiinflammatory> compounds in reducing prostate cancer>

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Hi everyone, If you have a concern about inflammation, your doc can order a simple test called CRP [C-reactive Protein]. Skinny on the test below. My background is 40 years in the medical diagnostic field.http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/crp/tab/test

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point. First, is inflamation a cause of prostate cancer or an effect of

its presence? It's all very complicated. I trust that some day a graduate student will put all the possible cell interactions into a program and figure out the best and earliest mode of treatment. Regards,

T I

would hope that someone will pursue the causes of inflammation. Like the so-called declared "war on cancer" begun back in the 1980s, the focus was on treatment versus prevention, namely highly profitable medications rather than eliminating causative factors, eg smoking for lung cancer. Similarly, now the studies that I have seen referencing inflammation seem to stop at that point and list identifying tests to ascertain the state of inflammation versus proceed to causes of the inflammation.Granted this may, or may not, be of interest as much to the already diagnosed but it sure would be to his offspring, relatives and friends.RichGreen Bay, WI>> Below is an abstract of a recent research report on the links between inflammation and prostate cancer.>

It is rather technical, but for those interested in how inflammation may affect the occurrence and progression of prostate cancer, it is a summery of current research.> > The free PDF of the paper is at:> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04033.x/pdf> > The Best to You and Yours!> Jon in Nevada> > Prostate cancer and inflammation: the evidence> Sfanos K S & De Marzo A M> (2012) Histopathology 60, 199-215> Chronic inflammation is now known to contribute to> several forms of human cancer, with an estimated 20%> of adult cancers attributable to chronic inflammatory> conditions caused by infectious agents, chronic noninfectious> inflammatory diseases and ? or other environmental> factors. > > Indeed, chronic inflammation is> now regarded as an 'enabling characteristic' of human> cancer. > > The aim of this review

is to summarize the> current literature on the evidence for a role for chronic> inflammation in prostate cancer aetiology, with a> specific focus on recent advances regarding the following:> (i) potential stimuli for prostatic inflammation; (ii)> prostate cancer immunobiology; (iii) inflammatory> pathways and cytokines in prostate cancer risk and> development; (iv) proliferative inflammatory atrophy> (PIA) as a risk factor lesion to prostate cancer development;> and (v) the role of nutritional or other antiinflammatory> compounds in reducing prostate cancer>