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Dietary changes may reduce prostate cancer risk, raise PSADT - Expert recommends 'active holistic surveillance,' including low-fat diet, supplements - UrologyTimes
For patients at low risk for developing the disease, Dr. Katz recommended using the term "active holistic surveillance" instead of "watchful waiting." This involves instructing patients to adhere to the following dietary modifications:
* Switch to a low-fat diet.
* Increase intake of fresh vegetables and lycopene.
* Supplement your diet with soy products, vitamin E, and selenium.
* Drink pomegranate juice and two to four cups of green tea daily.
Continue reading "A recipe for reducing your risk of getting prostate cancer or lowering your risk of a recurrenc" »
 Scientists have identified several genetic risk factors for prostate cancer, shedding new light on the cause of a leading worldwide cancer killer among men that hits U.S. blacks especially hard.
'The importance of it is that this is the first real evidence of the genetic basis of prostate cancer,' said Dr. Brian Henderson, dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and one of the researchers of the study released on Sunday.
'It gives us the first real insight we've had into the cause of this disease and how we might do something about it,' Henderson added.
Source: Yahoo! News
This has important implications for researchers and will likely to lead to improved ways to predict who is at risk.
Chromosome 8 was implicated by Harvard researchers last August. I am still predicting the day when urologists will be performing prophylactic prostatectomies similar to the removal of breast for women at high risk of developing breast cancer.
Recipe for Healthy Living: Pomegranate dip - The Cancer Blog: "Here is an unusual dip for breads, pita, or a variety of dipping chips. I like to eat this by dipping vegetables into it, especially jicama which is mild in flavor and doesn't over power the dip.
Vicki's Pomegranate Yogurt Dip
1 large pomegranate
2 cups chilled plain yogurt
3 tablespoons of chives
1/4 cup pomegranate juice
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper"
I found a recipe to add pomegranate into your diet on the cancer blog.
The only thing about pomegranate juice is that it is loaded with sugar. It is probably more harmful than good for diabetic patients and can contribute to weight gain. If you add pomegranate juice to your diet, keep an eye on your calorie intake.
UroToday - Green Tea and COX-2 Inhibitors Combine to Slow Growth of Prostate
Cancer
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has
long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal.
But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined
with low doses of a COX-2 inhibitor, could slow the spread of human
prostate cancer.
In the March 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, researchers from
University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstrate that low doses of the COX-2
inhibitor celecoxib, administered with a green tea polyphenol called
pigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), can slow the growth of human prostate
cancer. Their experiments were performed in cell cultures and in a mouse
model for the disease.
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Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort
Written by Ricardo Sanchez-Ortiz, MD
Thursday, 15 February 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In the last five years, a large body of evidence has been accumulated supporting the association between obesity and high-risk prostate cancer.
Despite this advancement in our knowledge of prostate carcinogenesis, the exact interplay between BMI and patient risk remains poorly understood.
In the January issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, RodrÃguez and colleagues from the American Cancer Society report data from the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort evaluating the relationship between obesity and prostate cancer risk. Beside its large size, this study is newsworthy because it substratified prostate cancer patients based on tumor grade and stage.
Continue reading "Weight, Weight Loss and the Risk of Prostate Cancer" »
Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine
| Under the guidance of Editor Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine provides a one-stop resource for the latest evidence on the use of alternative medicine in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including cancer. In each quarterly issue, you will find critical analyses of alternative measures for both the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including comparisons of the efficacy of alternative versus traditional treatments.
Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine will present information based on reports from clinical trials to provide guidance in developing individualized patient health plans. Dr. Moyad has developed a unique and fundamental framework for disease prevention that recognizes the importance of evidence-based, objective investigations of both alternative and traditional treatments.
Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine is a valuable resource for all practitioners treating patients with chronic diseases, such as breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, depression, arthritis and chronic pain |
One of the worlds leading authorities on alternative therapies, Dr. Mark Moyad (University of Michigan) has a journal which reviews the literature on alternative therapies to maintain a healthier life style and help minimize the chances of having diseases.
It is an excellent source of information for physicians, as well as patients.
ScienceDaily: Men With No Sons More At Risk For Prostate Cancer, According To New Study
| "We surveyed vital status and cancer incidence, and
found a strong trend for a decrease in prostate cancer risk as the number
of sons increased," said Susan Harlap, MD, professor of clinical
Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, and the leader of the
research team. "We anticipate that this finding will have a significant
impact on the direction of research in this field going forward." Overall,
there was a 40% increase in prostate cancer in men lacking sons. |
Continue reading "Men with sons may be less likely to have prostate cancer" »
UroToday - A Meta-Analysis of Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Prostate Cancer
A Meta-Analysis of Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of
Prostate Cancer
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In 2004 a meta-analysis reported that
patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) had a statistically significant
decrease in risk (9%) of developing prostate cancer (CaP).
This has now been validated in a larger meta-analysis reported by Drs.
Kasper and Giovannunucci from Harvard Medical School. Their report appears
in the November 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and
Prevention. |
Diabetes is a serious illness and patients who have diabetes should make every effort to control their sugar levels. This study may be important to researchers to help figure out how prostate cancer occurs and grows.
Study ties weight loss to prostate cancer risk | Chicago Tribune
Study ties weight loss to prostate cancer risk
By Daniel Yee
Associated Press
Published December 27, 2006
""ATLANTA -- A new study has found that losing weight reduces the risk of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
After tracking the weight of nearly 70,000 men between 1982 and 1992, researchers from the American Cancer Society and the Duke University Prostate Center found that men who lost more than 11 pounds had a lower risk for aggressive prostate cancer than men whose weight remained the same over a decade.""
Multiple studies have shown that obese men have higher risks of more aggressive prostate cancer. This study shows that men may lower their risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer by loosing weight.
Men should also remember that their risk of dying from heart disease is usually higher than their risk of dying from prostate cancer after they have been diagnosed with cancer.
I also think that things that prevent prostate cancer may slow down recurrent cancer.
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Symptoms > Prostate Cancer and Association With Plasma Cholesterol: "Prostate cancer patients who had lower levels of cholesterol in their blood had a significantly reduced chance of developing more aggressive forms of the disease, compared to patients with higher cholesterol readings.
These findings may help explain the earlier discovery, reported by the same team of researchers at the AACR annual meeting in 2005, that men who used statin drugs experienced half the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer."
A basic principal for a healthy prostate was taught to me by an expert in preventive medicine, Dr. Mark Moyad, (University of Michigan): What is healthy for the heart is usually healthy for the prostate.
UroToday - Obesity, Diabetes, and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial: "These unique data obtained from a prospective randomized trial suggest that obesity may preferentially increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer, while decreasing the risk of developing low-grade tumors. The authors suggest that this may explain why no association between BMI and prostate cancer has been found in studies that have not subdivided patients based on Gleason score."
Original Abstract: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Oct;15(10):1977-83
Obesity is considered by most to be a risk factor. This study showed a higher risk of more aggressive prostate cancer, but a lower risk of low grade prostate cancer in obese patients.
This study was taken from the prostate cancer prevention trial, where patients were followed for 7 years to determine the effects of proscar on the prevention of prostate cancer. This database of over 10,000 patients should provide many studies in the future.
Firefighters at High Risk for Cancer - Forbes.com: "'For testicular cancer there is a 100 percent increase in risk, for multiple myeloma there is a 50 percent increased risk, for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma it's a 50 percent increased risk, and for prostate cancer it's a 28 percent increased risk, compared with non-firefighters,' he said."
Fredericksburg.com - Colorful eats cut risk of some cancer
The same foods that prevent prostate cancer probably slow cancer down.
The problem is that there have not been good studies yet that show exactly which foods or vitamins help.
The nice thing about this article is it tells which foods have substances that may help:
Continue reading "Summary of foods that may be prostate protective" »
This is a frequently asked question by patients and physicians alike.
We know there are genetic risks for developing prostate cancer. For example, African American men are more likely to get prostate cancer and it is more often a more aggressive type.
There was a review by Dr. Eric Klein, of the Cleveland Clinic, that was one of the most read medscape articles last year. This review summarized the literature on medicines, vitamins, and other products that may lower the risk of prostate cancer.
Continue reading "Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented?" »
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