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Can a man have a prostate transplant?

These findings suggest men with prostate cancer and previous or future organ transplantation may be managed with the usual standards of care, including consideration of active surveillance for low-risk disease, the study authors concluded.

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Immunosuppressive medications – drugs given to organ transplant recipients so their bodies won’t reject the donor organ — could weaken the immune system’s ability to find and destroy cancer or fight infections that contribute to cancer. As a general rule, candidates for solid organ transplant who are newly diagnosed with any type of cancer must be treated — and be without a recurrence for a period of time —in order to become eligible for transplant. Post-transplant patients with a cancer diagnosis may also potentially require more aggressive treatment and surveillance. In a paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a group of radiation oncologists, urologic oncologists and transplant specialists, evaluated whether transplant history alters the outcomes of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer as a result of the PSA screening test. “There are no widely accepted guidelines regarding prostate cancer screening or treatment in the transplant population,” said radiation oncologist Stanley Liauw, MD, an author on the paper. Examining cancer statistics available in the SEER-Medicare database, the group explored the association between solid organ transplant and prostate cancer over a 20-year time period, including a matched cohort of 620 men with prostate cancer and transplant, and 3,100 men with prostate cancer without a transplant. Mortality rates from prostate cancer in men over 66-years-old did not vary significantly between those who did, and those who did not, have an organ transplant. In addition, patients who underwent transplant and had untreated “low-risk” prostate cancer did not have higher rates of death than those who had treatment. These findings suggest men with prostate cancer and previous or future organ transplantation may be managed with the usual standards of care, including consideration of active surveillance for low-risk disease, the study authors concluded. “We hope these results will spark discussion among oncologists and transplant physicians, and challenge any policy that requires cancer therapy and a waiting period for all transplant patients with prostate cancer, ” Liauw said. The study, “Prostate Cancer Outcomes Following Solid-Organ Transplantation: A SEER-Medicare Analysis,” was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health. Additional authors include Sonali Rudra of Georgetown University, Vignesh Packiam of Mayo Clinic Rochester, Adam Bodzin of Jefferson University Hospitals and Sandra Ham, Lauren C. Das, Matthew Koshy, Ralph R. Weichselbaum, Yolanda Becker and Scott Eggener of the University of Chicago.

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What does taking cranberry pills everyday do?

Urinary tract infections Several studies indicate that cranberry helps prevent UTIs of the bladder and urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder), especially for women who have frequent UTIs. In one study of older women, cranberry juice reduced the amount of bacteria in the bladder compared to placebo.

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Urinary tract infections

Several studies indicate that cranberry helps prevent UTIs of the bladder and urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder), especially for women who have frequent UTIs. In one study of older women, cranberry juice reduced the amount of bacteria in the bladder compared to placebo. Another study showed that younger women with a history of frequent UTIs who took cranberry capsules had fewer UTIs compared to those who took placebo. However, studies suggest that cranberry does not work once you have a UTI. That is because it helps keep bacteria from attaching to the urinary tract. But it is less effective once the bacteria have already attached. That is why cranberry is better at preventing UTIs than treating them. UTIs should be treated with conventional antibiotics.

Ulcers

Two studies showed that cranberry may also prevent the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) from attaching to stomach walls. H. pylori can cause stomach ulcers. So cranberries may play a role in preventing stomach ulcers. More research is needed to be sure cranberry helps.

Other uses

Scientists are still studying cranberry for the following conditions. More research is needed. Cancer: Some test tube and animal studies suggest cranberry may help stop cancer cells from growing. High cholesterol: One preliminary study found that drinking cranberry juice raised HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Viruses: Cranberry seems to fight some viruses in test tubes. Studies in people are needed. Bacterial illnesses: Cranberry has been shown to inhibit common forms of bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Listeria monocytogenes.

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