Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented?

“People have been very interested in trying to prevent prostate cancer,” says William H. Oh, MD, chief of hematology and oncology at Mount Sinai Health System. “But there’s nothing that we know of that definitely prevents prostate cancer.”

Even though there’s no surefire way to prevent prostate cancer, there may be things you can do to lower your risk. In this video, Dr. Oh explains how you can take control of living a healthy lifestyle and talking to your doctor about your risk.

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Brittany Doohan

Brittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.

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Sanjai Sinha, MD, is a board-certified physician with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in internal medicine.

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