Mod 7 Exam Flashcards
T declines __% per year after the age of ___
1%, 40
S/S of andropause
Prostrate enlargement, ED/libido, loss of LM, increase in FM, loss of energy and CV endurance
Side effects of Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra are…
Thrombus, death, BP problems
GH injections to regulate hormones in men lead to…
Issues with DM, CVD and cancer
BPH is
Benign prostate hyperplasia
DHT was linked to…
BPH
Steroid synthesis of testosterone
CHOL —> DHEA —> androstenedoione —> T
Synthesis of DHT
T —> via 5a-reductase —> DHT
Which of these inhibits 5a-reductase (prevent production fo DHT from T)?
Saw Palmetto
Soy-isoflavones
B-sitosterol
B-sito
What substance is an antioxidant and also breaks down DHT?
Soy isoflavones
T or F: rate of prostate CA is 10% higher in NA than Asia
F - 80%
1 in __ men in Canada develops prostate CA
8
Prostate CA is the ___ leading cause of death in CAN
2
MC location in the prostate to be cancerous. MC METs?
Peripheral zone
Bone lymph bladder rectum
Is prostate CA genetic?
Yes, 40% of cases under 45 y/o
__% of prostate CA can be prevented by nutrition
75
What’s Gleason scoring?
MC Grade?
Greater the score, worser the prognosis
Grade 1 - cells are like normal but starting to be closely packed; grade 2 is when they are larger and have more space between them?
8 ounces of what juice has been found as an intervention to prostate CA
Pom juice
List 6 supplements for prostate CA
Vit D, saw palmetto, soy isoflavones, essential FA, melatonin, multivitamin
___% decline in E, PG, T in women after the age of 50
90 E, 66 PG, 50 T
3 natural supplements for HRT in women
Black cohosh
Soy extract
Gamma-oryzanol
1 in __ women will have breast CA
8
__% of breast CA is dietary related
50
3 genes of breast CA
BRCA 1, 2
HER2
Functions of BCRA 1 and 2
Tumour suppression
DNA repair, protein degradation, regulate transcription
DNA repair of PTEN (phosphate and tension homolog); induce apoptosis