I Was Just Diagnosed With PCa---What Should I Do?

[gusgold]

This is a common question that is posted up here...I came across this article by Ray Sahellan MD that gives a good overview of natural treatments that can compliment traditional medical treatments.

Gus

raysahelian.com/prostatecan...

[Hidden]

Sell everything you have and give it to the poor.

[Hidden]

Jump off the nearest bridge...Actually, if I read anything that begins with a grammatical error, I quit there and then. I'm no english major, but I know what a bad read is.

[19don36]

Find a good prostate cancer support group and attend regularly! This will give you a broad spectrum of first hand experience with all forms of treatment from the patient perspective for all different stages of the disease!

[AlanLawrenson]

It's a reasonable summary. Its good to see an enlightened doctor who agrees that diet and supplementation have an important role in preventing and arresting (slowing the rate of progression) PCa growth. See my book "An ABC of Prostate Cancer Today" if you want an in depth look at diet and supplementation.

In researching this my second PCa book, I had contact with many doctors, the majority of who don't have a clue about diet and nutrition. Not to mention the 'heresy' of alternative therapies.

Only this morning I had contact with a friend who only has days to live. His suffering and condition didn't need to slump to this level, if his medical team had applied a little more than the standard orthodoxy.

[AlanMeyer]

I looked at Sahelian's website. I thought his postings were way better than those of the out and out quacks. He did give reasons for everything he said, did cites sources, and he did make negative statements about some of the diet and supplement recommendations that are promoted but have no evidence for them.

On the minus side, his citations were in non-standard form. No academic publisher would have accepted them in that form, though when I figured out what he had done I was able to find articles on Pubmed. Another potential minus is that he is selling products. But then lots of urologists and oncologists publish in order to sell their services or to promote drugs from companies that give them favors.

I see he has a web page objecting to Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch. He was offended by a letter he received from Quackwatch inquiring about his relationship with the supplement seller that he advertises on his site. However when I searched Quackwatch the only reference I could find to Sahelian was actually positive. Maybe Sahelian is too touchy, or maybe Quackwatch said something nasty at one time and then removed it. Looking at the web page, (raysahelian.com/quackwatch.... my impression was that Sahelian was hypercritical of Quackwatch.

I guess my bottom line is that Sahelian has made a contribution to the literature for patients but, as with all medical articles, and especially those involving diet and supplements, caution is advised.