Prostate Specific Antigen

    Last Updated: October 13, 2024

    Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a biomarker that is known to be reflective of prostate cancer risk. An elevated PSA is associated with greater risk of protate cancer, and reducing the rate that PSA increases is seen as protective.

    2,274 participants in 17 trials

    Examine Database: Prostate Specific Antigen

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    8. Garlic - lker Durak, PhD, Erdal Yılmaz, MD, Erdinç Devrim, MD, Hakkı Perk, MD, Murat Kaçmaz, MDConsumption of aqueous garlic extract leads to significant improvement in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancerNutrition Research.()
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    13. Saw Palmetto - Andriole GL, McCullum-Hill C, Sandhu GS, Crawford ED, Barry MJ, Cantor A, CAMUS Study GroupThe effect of increasing doses of saw palmetto fruit extract on serum prostate specific antigen: analysis of the CAMUS randomized trialJ Urol.(2013 Feb)
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    17. Ketogenic Diet - Ya-Feng Yang, Preety Babychen Mattamel, Tanya Joseph, Jian Huang, Qian Chen, Babatunde O Akinwunmi, Casper J P Zhang, Wai-Kit MingEfficacy of Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet as an Adjuvant Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsNutrients.(2021 Apr 21)