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10/10 people die. Not riding is also bad for your health.
I won't think twice about it. The article is hardly scientific (it even says so).
Yep, and some die a lot earlier because they don't heed warnings.
I'm not a cyclist, but I have heard this warning a long time ago. The article mentioned it, but there are some seats that supposedly lower the risk by putting less pressure in certain areas.
"Unfortunately some doctors may be unaware that cycling can spuriously raise a man`s PSA levels and so refer their patient for further and unnecessary treatment. All because their cycling produced a false positive,"
He adds: "The problem is that if you do have an elevated PSA, and it's of a particular level, you may then be sent for a prostate biopsy which is a little uncomfortable, and there are hazards associated with it."
From what I've read, the problem is that those narrow bike seats put trauma on a male's nether region (the private parts between the legs) which includes the prostate. The trauma can lead to disease when aggravated. True or not true?
Anything in sufficient quantities will give you cancer. Air, sunlight, water, saccharin. The only hope any of us has is to live in a lead-lined cave and to sustain yourself with shark cartilage soup
Anything in sufficient quantities will give you cancer. Air, sunlight, water, saccharin. The only hope any of us has is to live in a lead-lined cave and to sustain yourself with shark cartilage soup
I think the key to your post is "sufficient quantities." That's exactly what the articles are saying about this. They mention that men should not bike more than 3 hours a week. That's what they say is the sufficient quantity to avoid the chance of acquiring prostate cancer . In another article I saw, they mentioned getting a wider seat that doesn't cause so much trauma. Are they the "saddle seats?"
this is one pointless article.
"Hey, it can give you cancer, but all our sources say it won't"
"Men shouldn't worry about increasing their risk of prostate cancer by cycling," he stressed. "Men should cycle as much as they did before. The benefits for your heart, lungs, whole body and mental health are much more important."
"Don't worry about this study," Oliver said. "Just keep riding."
"study doesn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship between biking and prostate cancer. And, she said, the number of cases of prostate cancer -- 36 out of 5,282-- is small, and the apparent links to cycling time could be only due to chance."
I think the key to your post is "sufficient quantities." That's exactly what the articles are saying about this. They mention that men should not bike more than 3 hours a week. That's what they say is the sufficient quantity to avoid the chance of acquiring prostate cancer . In another article I saw, they mentioned getting a wider seat that doesn't cause so much trauma. Are they the "saddle seats?"
No. The OP article says "Previous research ... not more than 3 hours a week..." and Dr. Oliver is talking about erectile dysfunction. Then he goes on to say, "Eight percent of the men reported erectile dysfunction problems, although they weren't more common in men who biked more. The investigators did find links between erectile dysfunction and three factors -- high blood pressure, smoking and older age."
Then Dr. Oliver goes on to discuss prostrate cancer ending with the comment, "Don't stop cycling because of this study..."
No. The OP article says "Previous research ... not more than 3 hours a week..." and Dr. Oliver is talking about erectile dysfunction. Then he goes on to say, "Eight percent of the men reported erectile dysfunction problems, although they weren't more common in men who biked more. The investigators did find links between erectile dysfunction and three factors -- high blood pressure, smoking and older age."
Then Dr. Oliver goes on to discuss prostrate cancer ending with the comment, "Don't stop cycling because of this study..."
Sorry!
"Those who biked the most, more than 8.5 hours a week, were much more likely to have prostate cancer than the other men, although the study doesn't prove there's an actual connection between the two."
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