Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin malignancy in the United States with an occurrence of about 250,000 new cases a year. The majority of these cancers are localized, meaning they are present within the prostate gland and have not spread outside. It is estimated that the incidence could rise to 330,000 cases over the next few years, with more than 40,000 deaths predicted for the year 1997.
Long-term human studies evaluating SP and its role in cancer have not been done. One of the few clues we have about the influence of some of the compounds found within SP on tumor cells come from a 1997 study done at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Drs. Hiroko Shimada, Varro Tyler, and Jerry McLaughlin isolated two compounds from SP berries, called mono-laurin and monomyristin. These compounds showed moderate activity against certain kidney and pancreatic cancer cells, and borderline activity against certain prostatic cancer cells.
The clinical significance of these findings is currently unclear. However, Dr. McLauglin has some thoughts. He says, "As far as we know, there are no carcinogenic compounds in SP that we know of. Moreover, there is a potential for anti-tumor substances within SP. Theoretically, there is a possibility that SP may protect against cancer but unless actual human studies are done, we're not going to know for sure. There are countless compounds within nature that have anti-tumor activities. The National Cancer Institute has shown some interest in examining many old compounds and molecules in nature that may have good applications. For instance, one of my scientific colleagues has found that betulinic acid, from birch trees, knocks out melanoma cells."
In 1996, Ravenna and colleagues, from the Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of La Sapienza, in Rome, determined in laboratory studies that extracts of SP have some inhibitory activity against a certain hormone-dependent prostate cancer. However, it is extremely premature to extrapolate the results from a lab study done with isolated cells to a full human being.
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Nonsurgical treatments for bph: medications: dibenzyline
Drugs widely used to control high blood pressure and to remove urethral obstructions that reduce normal flows have been found helpful in treating the enlarged prostate. One example is Dibenzyline. This drug has been used for years to lower high blood pressure. As little as 10 milligrams of Dibenzyline a day doubled the urine flow in 46 percent of the patients studied over a ten-year period, and 80 percent were relieved of obstructive symptoms.
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