The study, presented at the 91st annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in San Francisco on April 5, assessed the diet and eating habits of the doctors in 1982 and 1984 and then followed them for 11 years. About 1,000 of the men got prostate cancer, which was not considered an unusual number. This year, about 180,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and about 32,000 will die from the disease, the American Cancer Society estimates. The National Cancer Institute says prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin cancer in American men. When it comes to milk, the better choice is low fat or non-fat.
Milk is an excellent source of calcium, as is yogurt, cheese and leafy green vegetables.
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