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Prostate Cancer Aggravated By Consumption Of Eggs

The journal of the American Association of Cancer Research - 'Cancer Prevention Research' - recently published a research study which concluded that eating eggs increases the risk of developing prostate cancer in healthy men.

The research study on the relationship between diet and prostate cancer started with the already known fact that red meat does increase the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer.  There is enough data that suggests that even consumption of chicken along with its skin also has the same effect.

The research looked at the impact consumption of eggs had on the progress of non-metastatic prostate cancer. Careful mapping of the diet showed that in men who ate 0.5 eggs a week or less there is no change in the development rate of the cancer. Men who ate 2.5 eggs or more per week however, increased the risk of developing fatal prostate cancer by as much as 81 percent.

The Significance Of This Research Study

This finding is highly significant for it suggests that eating eggs, as well as red (processed) meat and poultry with skin causes the prostate cancer to accelerate into lethal stages.

Prostate cancer is generally diagnosed early and cured. However, the treatment is extremely costs and the effects of the disease are highly inconvenient. Prostate cancer is known to cause sexual dysfunction along with urinary and bowel-related problems.

As long as it is non-metastatic type of cancer, and diagnosed in the first or second stages, it is possible to fight it and win that battle. However, if the diet accelerates the progress of the disease to lethal stages, this might not be the case. The battle against cancer might be lost despite the best treatment and effort. It is important therefore,  that diet it is checked and regulated so that it works along with the treatment and not against it.

It is also significant to note that it is only if the consumption of eggs exceeds 2.5 in number per week that the diet becomes part of the problem. In other words, healthy men and those who are already diagnosed with prostate cancer can eat up to 2 eggs per week with no risk of aggravation to the disease.

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