Africawatch can now confirm that Akufo-Addo has prostate cancer and he has undergone external beam radiotherapy at the Wellington Hospital in London. Prostate cancer is rare in men younger than 40, but the chance of having prostate cancer rises rapidly after age 50. For example, new research on gene changes linked to prostate cancer is helping scientists better understand how prostate cancer develops. One small study in men with early prostate cancer found that daily flaxseed seemed to slow the rate at which prostate cancer cells multiplied. VaccinesUnlike vaccines against infections like measles or mumps, prostate cancer vaccines are designed to help treat, not prevent, prostate cancer.

Source: GhanaWeb August 30, 2016 13:41 UTC