Prostate cancer treatments can use boron as it selectively destroys prostate cancer cell growth while keeping healthy cells unaffected. It also lowers prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which is a potential cause of cancer development. 

There is significant evidence to suggest that boron plays a key role in reducing prostate cancer risks. One study in May 2022 published in Life Extension Magazine reports that men with adequate levels of boron were 64% less to get prostate cancer.

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Today we are going to look at how boron may help in prostate cancer prevention.

Prostate cancer treatments are able to make use of boron as it selectively

destroys prostate cancer, cell growth, while keeping healthy cells unaffected.

It also lowers prostate specific antigen or PSA, which is a potential

cause of cancer development.

There is significant evidence to suggest that Borum plays a key role

in reducing prostate cancer risks.

One study in May, 2022 published in Life Extension Magazine reports that

men with adequate levels of boron were 64% less liable to get prostate cancer.

A further study in 2001 looked at the diets of 76 patients with

prostate cancer and compared them with 7,651 adults without the cancer.

Interestingly the group with the higher amount of boron in their diet had a

substantial reduction in cancer risk, even though consuming only two and a half

additional fruit servings, and one extra nut portion per day, compared to those

with the lowest boron consumption group.

Later research shows that findings where the dietary boron consumption of

ninety-five patients with prostate cancer was compared to that of over 8,000 healthy

males with age education, smoking racial group, BMI, dietary patterns, and alcohol

intake monitored, discovered that men who consume the most boron had a 54% lesser

risk of developing cancer compared to those who consumed the minimum intake.

Scientists were encouraged by discovering a correlation between a

boron diet and reduced cancer risk.

They further set out to see if boron supplementation could protect

against this cancer and preliminary animal studies indicated that it may.

The researchers discovered that prescribing varying concentrations of

a boron containing solution, greatly reduced the tumor size by 25 to 38%.

It also reduced PSA levels from 86 to 89%- the most extensive protein produced in

the prostate gland, suggesting a potential explanation for such anticancer effects.

These results indicate that supplemental boron could have both

preventative and therapeutic effects aiding in the shrinkage of prostate

tumors and reducing PSA levels.

Several more studies have prompted researchers to believe that

boron has therapeutic potential in prostate cancer prevention.

PSMA or prostate specific membrane Is a less well-known protein than PSA.

While PSMA is not yet fully validated as an indicator, studies

show that PSMA expression is higher in prostate cancer tumors and

metastasis than in men without cancer.

According to research cells relying on borons ability to suppress PSMA,

boron-rich compounds, exhibited the highest uptake by tumor growth, implying

that boron compounds could be beneficial in creating a new category of therapeutic

agents against prostate cancer, known as boron neutron capture theory or B N C T.

This is a noninvasive syringe anticancer therapy that employs boron.

Moreover a 2014 report conducted on tumor biology found that a boron

containing compound stimulated, apoptosis, or cellular damage in cancer cells.

The boron agent disturbed the normal arrangement of actin

filaments in cancer cells.

Which are thread like protein fibers, a crucial element or

basic structure of the cell.

Other cytotoxic or cell killing impacts of the boron compound were

observed, such as a lowering in telomerase activity in cancerous cells.

Researchers further concluded boron is an essential element for its therapeutic

benefits in cancer prevention.

Indeed boron provides an additional layer of defense

against prostate cancer metastasis.

Boron is highly concentrated in bone and thus it serves as an extra layer against

prostate cancer symptoms in the bone.

Prostate cancer is a severe health concern, mainly due to its

ability to disperse to the bone.

Around 80% of all prostate cancer progression begins and ends in the

bone and these can cause significant skeletal fractures, anemia, and pain.

The most commonly affected areas are the pelvis ribs, spine,

skull, and proximal femur.

The median survival rate for patients with bone metastases is only 40 months

making this a deadly form of the disease.

Boron's impressive ability to prevent the dispersion of cancer

cells while preserving normal cells have a specific target effect on

cells that have moved to the bone.

This cytotoxic effects can lower the present 28,000 American deaths from

this disease each year in theory.

What you eat may also significantly impact your risk of developing cancer.

A healthy diet can help lower your risk of developing the disease or slow its

progression if you already have it.

The University of California San Francisco Medical Center recommends a diet high

in fiber, fruits and vegetables, low in saturated fat and simple sugars.

While there are many options, some particular options include a

boron-containing diets, such as red wine, coffee, almonds, and fruit and vegetables.

In red wine, it's observed that men who drink red wine have a lower risk,

than those who don't drink any wine.

A maximum of eight glasses of red wine a week has a nearly 50 to 60%

lower risk than for non-drinkers.

However, there was no major risk reduction for white wine, beer, or liquor.

Coffee has also been linked to a reduced prostate cancer risk.

Men who intake six or more cups of coffee daily reduce their risk by nearly 20%.

Surprisingly, it made no difference whether they took caffeinated

or decaffeinated coffee.

Almonds are also a good source of vitamin E, which has been shown

to protect cells from damage.

Additionally, almonds contain plant compounds that may help lower

testosterone levels in the body and high testosterone levels have been linked

with increased prostate cancer risk.

Almonds grapes, peanuts, peanut butter, grape juice, dried nuts, and

legumes contain high levels of boron.

In addition, fruits and vegetables, specifically cruciferous vegetables,

such as cauliflower, kale, broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, and bok

choy, contain many micronutrients and ingredients that have a protective effect.

People who consume a lot of fruits and vegetables have a relatively low risk

of developing cancer and other diseases.

So in conclusion, boron is a very important trace mineral to

maintaining healthy bones and joints.

Its benefits don't stop there.

It can also help inhibit the growth of cancer cells and metastases.

In other words, boron can help to kill cancerous cells without

affecting healthy prostate cells.

Potentially this makes it a highly targeted and effective

treatment for prostate cancer.

It's often impossible to get adequate boron levels from foods alone.

However, supplementing this material is a defense mechanism against cancer bone

loss and provides overall health support.

These comments in this research are conducted by third parties and

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