About Nick Shroff

President, American Prostate Cancer Foundation, 501C3 non-profit foundation

Whole Food Plant based Diet: Pathway to Health & Wellness

By |2024-07-18T14:03:06-05:00July 18th, 2024|

Adopting a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet (WFPBD) is at the forefront of preventive medicine. It is commonly referred to as grains, beans, and greens and includes fruit, vegetables, tubers, and legumes. This diet excludes meat, eggs, and highly refined foods. Rich in fiber, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory agents, WFPBD promotes overall health and well-being by emphasizing whole, [...]

Promoting and Using What Works to Reduce Cancer

By |2024-03-04T12:10:41-06:00September 20th, 2020|

Promoting and Using What Works to Reduce Cancer This observance helps increase awareness about the impact of cancer. It serves as a reminder for people to reduce their risk and join the mission to prevent and control cancer in various communities. Cancer control focuses on reducing the number of new cancer cases and deaths and [...]

Opportunities available for charity

By |2020-09-20T13:30:38-05:00September 20th, 2020|

We try to choose prostate cancer projects and patients that the community can identify with. The aim is not just to raise money to meet specific needs, but also raise awareness in the community about the excellent work done around us by often non-descript organizations. We are aware that we can hardly fulfill the needs [...]

Practice Prostate Care

By |2020-09-20T13:31:33-05:00September 20th, 2020|

Although the prostate is known to grow as men age with no known cause, there are some things you can do to care for your prostate. Current research suggests that eating fruits and vegetables more often may help, especially when they are rich in anti-oxidants. Additionally, frequent bathroom breaks can help to relieve pressure and [...]

Genetic testing

By |2019-09-10T22:48:03-05:00September 10th, 2019|

Up to 10% of patients with metastatic or advanced prostate cancer and 3% of patients with localized prostate cancer carry a disease-causing variant in a DNA repair gene and other genes conferring risk for hereditary cancer disorders. Invitae’s Detect Hereditary Prostate Cancer is a sponsored, no-charge genetic testing program that uses the Invitae Multi-Cancer Panel. [...]

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