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How Can I Prevent Prostate Cancer?

Evidence regarding fat in the diet and prostate cancer is conflicting. But high dietary fat has been linked with increased prostate cancer. To lower your dietary fat, eat more fish, poultry, fresh vegetables, fruits, and low-fat dairy products. In general, eat less red meat; remove skin from poultry before cooking; and cut down on butter, margarine and oils. There is some evidence that heating meat to high temperatures creates cancer-causing substances. To avoid these substances, try poaching or roasting, not frying or barbecuing.