Collagen and PCa

[traveller64]

I have joint pain, most probably due to hormone therapy. I am considering to use Collagen powder, I remember reading somewhere that Collagen is not good for recurrent PCa. Is it true?

[traveller64]

Thanks Nal

[musi]

Hey there.

I really appreciate all of your very informative posts and am an avid reader. I just caught this one, and I have to say that been using a hydrating face cream called, Hyaluronic -- literally, just a few drops each day -- for the past year or so. For most of that time period, my PSA increase has suddenly stopped -- which we know has absolutely zero, nada, zilch to do with this product. However, when I saw your post, I was concerned because we, of course, don't want to do things that will increase our risk. At the same time, I always want to be careful about shifting behaviors every time a study or two points to an issue (unless it is a clinical trial -- and even then, a grain of salt may be warranted). So, I want to investigate this further. (I have to admit that I say this as someone who now doesn't usually eat egg yolks because of prostate cancer studies showing linkages with choline. But, I've had some damn good egg white omelets since that time!)

Would you be able to point me to research which highlights the linkage between Hyaluronic creams and prostate cancer? Again, I understand why any of us would stop taking a product that is questionable. Before making a decision, however, I just need to follow-up on any research that pertains to my situation.

Thank you for your support!

[RonnyBaby]

I take a lot of collagen for my joints (and have been for years).

I used to take the 'acid type', but switched to peptides (hi-quality) in the last year.

The peptide version has had no affect on the PSA counts (at least not yet).

I take it for my skin, but my nails and hair also benefit. So far, so good .....

[GeorgeGlass in reply to RonnyBaby]

what kind of peptides/collagen did you switch to, which work well for you but dont affect psa?

[musi]

Thanks so much for the clarification.

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I take glucosamine chondroitin for joint health; it fixed my knee pain years ago. I did see a note where someone cautions that chondroitin not so good for prostate cancer. Maybe I should be taking only glucosamine.

[GeorgeGlass]

Does anyone think that the gluatamic acid (related to glutamine and glutamate), that is in all the grass fed cow Type 1 and 3 collagen powders, is a concern for helping the Advanced PCx metastasize faster. I know glutamine et al are not good for cancer but maybe the amount in the powder mix is not large enough to be a big problem. On average there is about 1300mg of glutamic acid per serving.