(01-08-10) Conventional prostate cancer treatments increase risk of blood clots by 250 percent

by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer


A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology has found that men with
prostate cancer are twice as likely as healthy men to suffer a blood clot, and
those with the disease who undergo certain conventional treatments are at an
even greater risk.

The study involved 76,000 Swedish men who were evaluated based on the number
of cases of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism and arterial
embolism that occurred. Participants on hormone therapy were twice as likely to
suffer a pulmonary embolism and two-and-a-half times more likely to have DVT
than those who did not receive the treatment.

Similar results were observed for those receiving curative prostate cancer
treatments. Pulmonary embolism risk doubled as a result of the treatment while
DVT risk increased by 173 percent.

Scientists cannot explain how having prostate cancer alone increases the
likelihood of a patient suffering from a blood clot, but they do know that
conventional treatments increase the risk even more. Some even suggest that the
treatments themselves are fully responsible for causing clots.

According to reports, up to 50 percent of all patients treated in a hospital
are at risk of developing a blood clot in their legs. The clots can spread
throughout the body and end up in places like the lungs where they can cause
serious damage.

Some symptoms of a leg blood clot include considerable swelling and/or pain in
the calf or thigh. There may also be a heat sensation in the leg and it may
turn red or purple. Patients should contact their doctors immediately if they
suspect a blood clot.

Prostate cancer patients on these therapies may wish to consult with their
doctors about alternative treatment options. Though many supposed experts
disagree, there are alternative methods to fight prostate cancer that are
effective and that don't destroy the rest of the body along with the disease.

Just last December, experts at the American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, shared the results
of three recent studies on natural ways to treat and prevent cancer, which
included a study on hops, another on coffee and another on exercise.

Saw palmetto, walnuts, tomatoes and pomegranates have all been studied and
found to fight prostate cancer as well. A diet composed of a variety of
nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts and healthy oils will work to
combat the disease.

Sources for this story include:

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