Flossing Your Teeth and Prostate Disease-There Just Might Be a ConnectionFlossing your teeth may just be protective against prostate diseases. A recent report from dental researches showed that flossing may not only decrease heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and even Alzheimer's disease. And now prostate disease can be added to that list. For more information check out my blog.
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Perhaps tomatoes, which is a source of selenium, and Vitamin E may prevent prostate cancer. And perhaps not! What's the latest thinking on antioxidants, like vitamin E and selenium, and prostate cancer prevention?
At least in the test tube, Vitamin E, might inhibit the growth of cancer cells. A clinical study giving men 200 mcg of selenium, or 400 IU of vitamin E, a combination of both, or a placebo showed that men taking the supplements were no less likely to have prostate cancer than those taking the placebo.
Another study that included physicians taking Vitamin E and Vitamin C found that a diagnosis of prostate cancer or cancer in general was just as common among people taking vitamin E or C as it was among those taking a placebo.
Bottom Line: it appears that no single agent is likely to prevent prostate cancer. My advice is that men should not take antioxidant supplements in hopes of preventing prostate cancer.