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In recent medical studies, experts have found a number of links between decreased or increased incidence of prostate cancer mortality and a number of other factors.
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The prostate cancer mortality rate has decreased dramatically over the last few decades due to major research efforts into preventative measures and new treatments.

One of the biggest breakthroughs recently has involved establishing a possible link between diet and the incidence of prostate cancer. For example in Westernised countries where the diet includes high proportions of red meat and saturated animal fats including dairy products high in calcium content, the incidence of prostate cancer is significantly higher than in countries where men have more natural diets. Thus the prostate cancer mortality rate in areas such as the USA and UK remain worryingly high.

Recently however the prostate cancer mortality rate has begun to drop, mainly because of the introduction of widespread screening tests but also because of the increased amount of information that is available relating to the disease.

Annual screening tests for the over 50s has dramatically reduced the prostate cancer mortality rate because more and more cases of the disease are now being diagnosed in the early stages, while the condition is still curable. Unfortunately however, prostate cancer is one of the types of cancer that doesn’t display symptoms until the disease has spread beyond control and so it is imperative that men attend their screening appointment when called.

The screening test involves a simple blood test which looks for the presence of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) in the body. This antigen is, more often than not, indicative of prostate cancer and if a positive result is recorded further tests can be performed to confirm the diagnosis.

Without screening tests prostate cancer can develop and continue to grow for years before the sufferer even realises something is wrong and by this stage prostate cancer mortality is almost certain i.e. the patient will die as a result of their cancer.

Prostate cancer mortality can be decreased however, just by making a few simple changes, for example reducing the amount of saturated fat in the diet, taking regular exercise, taking vitamin and mineral supplements if a healthy diet is not eaten and generally leading a healthy lifestyle i.e. not smoking, drinking alcohol to excess and taking recreational drugs.

As more and more men start to understand the dangers of prostate cancer and lifestyles do change, it is very probable that the prostate cancer mortality rate will drop even more and the disease will no longer be the second biggest cancer-related cause of death in males.

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