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Men who engage in regular s3x have low prostate cancer risk – Experts

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By Francesca Hangeior.

 

Medical professionals have advised men to eat a balanced diet and engage in regular sex to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.

The Coordinator, One-Stop-Breast Cancer Clinic, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Caleb Yakubu, who gave the advice on Friday said, men who engage in sex regularly stand a lower chance of developing prostate cancer.

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Yabuku, also a Consultant Radiologist, said it had been scientifically proven that men who ejaculate more frequently were less likely to develop prostate cancer.
He explained that the prostate gland contains prostrate fluid that mixes with the sperm to form the semen.

He said that with frequent ejaculation, there would not be any stagnancy or reduction in the flow of the fluid which might predispose and increase the risk of getting cancer.

“The prostate gland plays an important role in ejaculation. The prostate is a small, walnut-shaped gland that produces the fluid in semen and helps push this fluid out during ejaculation.

‘It is believed that if a man ejaculates/releases fluid from the prostate gland, there will not be any spaces or stagnancy in the flow that may now predispose and increase the risk of getting cancer.

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“In fact, there is one study in the U.S. recently which says that if a man ejaculates up to 20 times per month, his risk of having prostate cancer reduces drastically. So, there is a scientific base to this.

“However, what we normally preach is early detection and that men above 40 years should always go for Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test to know their status,” Yakubu said.

Speaking, a Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Muyosore Makinde, said that diet and lifestyle measures were critical in the prevention and management of any kind of cancer.

Makinde, who works with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , urged Nigerians, particularly men to cultivate healthy eating habits.
She expressed dissatisfaction that many Nigerian citizens were reckless in their eating habits in the bid to demonstrate affluence and class.

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According to her, their nutritional habits are based on personal want instead of personal need.

She said, “Many Nigerians eat wrongly. They eat whatever they like in quantity and quality without recourse to the long-term health implications.”

The Physician advised that men should reduce the intake of refined diet, carbohydrates, sugar and increase the intake of diets high in fibre, protein and vegetables.

According to her, there is also a need to increase water intake and reduce high caloric diet which can lead to obesity/diabetes causing insulin resistance.

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“High sugar level, excessive consumption of carbohydrates and low intake of fibre foods with less vegetables and proteins are the major contributing factors to prostate cancer.

“Exercise regularly and avoid a sedentary lifestyle. Avoid smoking and reduce or avoid alcohol use including energy drinks,” Makinde said.

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Nigerian man becomes fourth person worldwide to get cured of HIV

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By Francesca Hangeior.

A Nigerian man, Salisu Ahmed, has opened up on how he lived with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus for 31 years.

In a recent interview with reality star, Doyin David, Ahmed disclosed that he contracted the virus after his first extramarital affair.

The 66-year-old shared the challenges he faced, including the stigma of being denied access to shared facilities, losing his teaching job, and being abandoned by his wife and children.

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“I am Salisu Ahmed, I have been living with this virus for 31 years. The first experiment of going outside my matrimonial home is how it happened. It has been proven that about 85 to 90 per cent of people living with HIV contracted this thing through sexual intercourse.

“I was denied the use of the bathroom of the compound, I was not allowed to access the toilet, I was formerly a teacher so I was asked honourably to stop coming to the school.

“She packed everything including the children at home, they left me,” he stated.

He was cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant.
According to a statement from the City of Hope Medical Center in the US, where the procedure was performed, the man entered remission after discontinuing antiretroviral therapy.

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The centre noted that the patient became the fourth person in the world, and the oldest, to achieve long-term remission from HIV after receiving stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation.

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READ about indicators that you maybe having liver related problems

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The liver is an organ that sits just under the rib cage on the right side of the abdomen.

It can weigh up to 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms).

The liver is needed to help digest food, rid the body of waste products and make substances, called clotting factors, that keep the blood flowing well, among other tasks.

If there are symptoms of liver disease, they may include:

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*Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, called jaundice. …

*Belly pain and swelling.

*Swelling in the legs and ankles.

*Itchy skin.

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*Dark urine.

*Pale stool.

*Constant tiredness.

*Nausea or vomiting.

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If you’re experiencing these symptoms please see your doctor.

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Benue records 20 suspected cases of Mpox, four confirmed

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Benue state government said it has recorded 20 suspected cases of Mpox with four of the cases confirmed.

The State Epidemiologist, Dr Asema Msuega, who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Makurdi, said three of the cases have been treated and discharged while the fourth case was just confirmed last week Friday, September 6, 2024.

He said “For this year up-to-date, we have 20 suspected cases of Mpox and four confirmed cases in Benue State.

“Initially, we have three confirmed cases that were treated and discharged from isolation center, the fourth case was just confirmed last week Friday from the reference laboratory.”

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According to him, the fourth patient who is still in isolation is receiving treatment and responding well.

He said the confirmed cases are from two local government areas of the state including Makurdi and Gwer West adding “But for the suspected cases, they cut across five local government areas of the state; Ushongo, Kastina-Ala, Gboko, Makurdi and Gwer West.

“The most recent is from Gwer East which sample we have sent to the laboratory and awaiting result before the end of this week.”

Msuega who stated that many of the suspected cases have also come out of isolation, explained that “it’s not every case that we take to hospital for isolation, we advised some to self isolate at home just like we were doing during the outbreak of COVID-19.”

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He said the patients are being treated at the isolation center of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) the government is carrying out massive awareness campaigns to educate people about the disease and to imbibe basic prevention and control measures including washing of hands, avoiding unnecessary contacts with people, especially suspected person.

While harping on early detection and reporting, Msuega urged the Benue public to report suspected cases to appropriate authorities especially the nearest health centres, be it primary, secondary or tertiary health centres.

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