Many people today are interested in the use of herbs such as ginseng in the treatment of prostate cancer. People are certainly interested in whether or not the benefit of ginseng has been studied scientifically.
Before we describe the scientific and medical literature on the use of Ginseng for the treatment of prostate cancer, here is a brief description of the different types of ginseng.
Ginseng is a herbal remedy that has been used in Asia as a medicinal remedy for a long time. It's commonly used as a herbal preparation in traditional Chinese medicine. There are many types of ginseng freely available on the market today. However, there are really only 2 types of real ginseng:
1. Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng): and2. North American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius).
Both types of ginseng differ in their chemical composition. This different chemical composition appears to give each type of ginseng different biological properties.
How To Research The Medical Literature And Find Abstracts And Free Full Text Articles On Ginseng As A Treatment For Prostate Cancer
To research the scientific literature and find medical articles written about the use of ginseng for the treatment of prostate cancer, you first need to go the online medical database of the National Library Of Medicine.
This site is called Pub Med and can be found at www.pubmed.com
The home page has a search box. In the search box type in -- Ginseng AND prostate cancer. Then click search. Notice that the search won't work if you type in ginseng as a treatment for prostate cancer.
As of August, 2006 a total of 6 medical articles have been written which turned up in our search. You can read the abstracts for free online. In addition, one of the articles is available as a free full text article on the subject of ginseng as a treatment for prostate cancer.
To tell if a free full text article is available, look to see if there are green lines in the file box to the left of the article title.
If there are only black lines then that means that only the abstract is available. This still can provide some valuable information on our subject of ginseng in the treatment of prostate cancer. You can read the abstract and, if you decide that you want to read the full text of the article for free, make a note of the journal title and the volume.
You can then go the closest medical library, find the actual medical journal, and read the full text of the article for free.
Dr. Glenn Sheiner is a medical doctor and the author of the ebook and video tutorials Cancer Research Online Made Easy. This downloadable package is available immediately and will help you find information you won't find on most cancer web sites. You'll quickly learn many sophisticated research techniques including how to find the latest medical articles on any type of cancer from around the world. And, how to find all the available clinical trials, including those from the world's most reknowned medical centers. Also, more information on prostate cancer can be found at Prostate Cancer Information.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_Sheiner
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Things You Can Do Now To Avoid Prostate Cancer
When you look at the list of risk factors for prostate cancer, unfortunately there are quite a few that you just can't avoid. For example, you can't change how old you are, and it's well known that the risk of prostate cancer increases substantially after the age of fifty. In addition, if other men in your family have developed prostate cancer, you're at a much higher risk of developing it yourself. You can't change certain things about yourself or your life, but there are still some things you can do to reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. So let's take a look at what you can do.
Annual Checkup
Having an annual checkup isn't going to stop you developing prostate cancer. But what it can do is help your doctor detect it early enough to treat it successfully. If the cancer is detected early enough, it can even be cured. If you’re not getting checked annually, it's possible for the cancer to spread to the point where nothing can be done in the way of successful treatment. So it's important to get checked by your doctor every year, and if you're in a high-risk category, such as over fifty, you should also get the relevant blood tests done annually too. You may even want to get checked more frequently if you're very high risk.
Watch What You Eat
More and more evidence is mounting up to prove that your overall health is often more related to what you eat than anything else you do. Unfortunately, too many people eat an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. It's too easy to be tempted to stray from a healthy diet, when it seems like there's a fast food chain on every corner. Eventually, though, making poor eating choices will catch up with you in the form of illness and disease.
Eating a health diet, on the other hand, can do a great deal to prevent disease and illnesses that are linked to what you eat. When it comes to most cancers, and prostate cancer in particular, one of the most important nutrients you need to eat is lycopene. You can eat lycopene in many forms. It's always best to get it from a natural source, such as tomatoes, watermelons, papaya and guava. You can also find it in many vitamin and mineral supplements.
Get Some Exercise
It's really important to exercise regularly if you want to stay strong and healthy. It also helps you to keep in shape. Exercise is an important factor not just in maintaining your overall health, but also in preventing disease. So regular exercise can help reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. Even if you develop prostate cancer, being in good shape will help you to cope with the disease and the treatment. You need to be strong enough to fight off what you need to deal with.
So, those are the three main things you need to do if you want to reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer - regular checkups, eat a healthy diet and exercise. If you want to live a long and healthy life, then you know where to start.
For more important information regarding prostate cancer treatements and prostate cancer symptoms visit the online prostate health guide located at http://www.onlineprostatehealthguide.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Gorman
Annual Checkup
Having an annual checkup isn't going to stop you developing prostate cancer. But what it can do is help your doctor detect it early enough to treat it successfully. If the cancer is detected early enough, it can even be cured. If you’re not getting checked annually, it's possible for the cancer to spread to the point where nothing can be done in the way of successful treatment. So it's important to get checked by your doctor every year, and if you're in a high-risk category, such as over fifty, you should also get the relevant blood tests done annually too. You may even want to get checked more frequently if you're very high risk.
Watch What You Eat
More and more evidence is mounting up to prove that your overall health is often more related to what you eat than anything else you do. Unfortunately, too many people eat an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. It's too easy to be tempted to stray from a healthy diet, when it seems like there's a fast food chain on every corner. Eventually, though, making poor eating choices will catch up with you in the form of illness and disease.
Eating a health diet, on the other hand, can do a great deal to prevent disease and illnesses that are linked to what you eat. When it comes to most cancers, and prostate cancer in particular, one of the most important nutrients you need to eat is lycopene. You can eat lycopene in many forms. It's always best to get it from a natural source, such as tomatoes, watermelons, papaya and guava. You can also find it in many vitamin and mineral supplements.
Get Some Exercise
It's really important to exercise regularly if you want to stay strong and healthy. It also helps you to keep in shape. Exercise is an important factor not just in maintaining your overall health, but also in preventing disease. So regular exercise can help reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. Even if you develop prostate cancer, being in good shape will help you to cope with the disease and the treatment. You need to be strong enough to fight off what you need to deal with.
So, those are the three main things you need to do if you want to reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer - regular checkups, eat a healthy diet and exercise. If you want to live a long and healthy life, then you know where to start.
For more important information regarding prostate cancer treatements and prostate cancer symptoms visit the online prostate health guide located at http://www.onlineprostatehealthguide.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Gorman
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