Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Prostate Cancer Mortality Among High-Risk Men

[GeoffNoLongerAS]

An interesting article on exercise and a good diet in relation to advanced/high risk PCa.

practiceupdate.com/c/139023...

[dhccpa]

One question I always have is the extent to which making your lifestyle much healthier (in my case, major consumption changes) after (metastatic) diagnosis may favorably affect ultimate outcome if given enough stable time. I guess the jury is still out on that one.

[Currumpaw]

Hey GeoffNoLongerAS,

An article that is only four days old! By credible entities too.

Lifestyle, diet and some supplements can increase the durability of our treatments. You, my friend, are looking in the right direction.

My best to you,

Currumpaw

[dockam]

In my case, had already completed 125 full marathons and the day after the Long Beach, CA marathon in 10/2014 my PSA was at 553, and at official diagnosis in 01/2015 with an 18 core biopsy - 840.2!I had a 4.1 in 2010, and looking back, it was probably PCa, but me being a dumb*ss man, never followed up

But, I believe that my marathon fitness level enabled me to be here 7 1/2 years later with #stageivpca (26 % chance of 5 yrs), enduring 33 chemos with another 6 Cabazitazel upcoming. So, my exercise/healthy lifestyle enhanced my prognosis

Fight On Brothers

Randy

[treedown in reply to dockam]

Randy did you have any symptoms that made you decide to take the PSA test? Based on your time posting you appear to have been and to have remained asymptomatic.

[dockam in reply to treedown]

Hi, asymptomatic thru it all, even now.I used an online lab ordering site called privatemdlabs.com for my early PSA tests, now I go thru Kaiser.

No reason to test PSA in 2010, I edited the date above. The 2014 test was just an out of the blue idea, and boy was that a shocker! Waited 10 days after that 553, and retest PSA at 633.

Had Mets to L ureter lymph nodes and a huge median lobe on the front side of prostate.

Biopsy showed mostly GL 7(4+3) and some GL8.

So, I was lucky that I had just thought that it was 4 yrs since last PSA and should do another🤔

[treedown in reply to dockam]

Lucky is right. I have to wonder if there's a world records for most chemo treatments 😀

[Hidden in reply to dockam]

Thank you Doc, I just read your post to my husband. 👏

[dockam in reply to Hidden]

FYI, here's another blog post about my 5 day (69.65 mile) Camino hike in Northern Spain spanishforcamino.com/2019/0...

[Hidden in reply to dockam]

Just read your running story and loved that happy group picture. Good luck Doc, jim and I have led a healthy life style with sports for 50 years… I was also a marathon runner in my young days… nothing like distance!! You are awesome!!!

[Cooolone]

"ASSOCIATED" with those "AT" risk...

Nothing there about reducing "Mortality" amongst those "ALREADY" with Prostate Cancer!

And there's huge jumps of causation/association there...

Just sayin!

I do believe a "Healthy" lifestyle benefits ANYONE, not just those at risk or already diagnosed! Cancer aside!

Best Regards

[addicted2cycling in reply to Cooolone]

Cooolone wrote --- " ... I do believe a "Healthy" lifestyle benefits ANYONE, ... "

Dr. George Sheehan --- Cardiologist, Elite Senior Runner (" ... ran a 4:47 mile, which was the world's first sub-five-minute time by a 50-year-old... "), Author --- died on November 1, 1993 from PCa 4 days before 75th Birthday wrote ---

“Don't be concerned if running or exercise will add years to your life, be concerned with adding life to your years.”

The time is approaching MIDNIGHT, my recumbent is lit up like a Christmas Tree and I'm heading out for hopefully a 20/30+ mile ride. I'm 72 and would like to surpass 75 BUT ONLY if I can remain active

[Lrv44221 in reply to addicted2cycling]

Yes, I agree. exercise and cycle when you can/want..........Rather or not exercise helps with PC or life in general, I think everyone should do what works best for them :)Remember, everything you're going through now, is exactly

what you need, so be calm and embrace the journey.

@🌹

[SViking]

Jiu Jitsu saves lives! Even at 70yo I still roll twice a week on Orgovyx. (five, 7-minute rounds back to back)

[Lrv44221]

Hi Geoff,I agree with the article because I believe lifestyle affects so many things, in life generally, not just cancer.

For the man I love with PC he takes many nutraceuticals that I have researched and recommend for him.

what they do is modulate his immune system.

some of them are green tea, Beta glucan extra strength, Vit D3, 5000 IU daily, Selenium Pumpkin seed, milk thistle, selenium.

cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage cauliflower.

Papaya watermelon and carrots...........I buy organic carrot juice for the grocery which is really good.

We don't eat processed food. no smoking or drinking

they sad thing for me is i have watched him decline for 3 years...........I try to be happy and positive, but it is so hard on me too.

can any of you relate?.