Prostate Cancer

The majority of people acknowledge and sympathize with Elizabeth Edwards, wife of the presidential candidate, John Edwards. Hers is the story of successful recovery from the primary breast cancer, only to wake up a few years later to find out the cancer had metastasized to her bone and to her liver. We have additionally learned that although the metastasized cancer can be treated, there no longer is any hope of cure.

Men over 45 years of age who have osteoporosis should probably have their testosterone level checked. Hypogonadism (low testosterone level)
has been linked to both osteoporosis and depression.

Men with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides levels, and diabetes are more likely to have low testosterone.

Mary Shoman, in the Thyroid Disease Guide, reports that "... thyroid cancer patients face a 30% increased risk of second primary cancer, when compared to the general population. It is important to note that these are not metastases -- a spread -- of the initial thyroid cancer -- but instead, appearance of an entirely new cancer."

Although people assume that "...both soy and soy isoflavones deliver many health benefits, including prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, as well as treatment of menopausal symptoms", the science is less absolute and still evolving.