Diet and exercise reduces mortality

[AlanMeyer]

ctarleton posted a link to a YouTube video of a presentation by an expert on diet and exercise for prostate cancer patients at the University of California. See: uctv.tv/shows/Diet-and-Exer...

It turns out, according to her studies, that men diagnosed with prostate cancer (non-metastatic I think, but don't recall for sure) who get the best diet and exercise have a 68% reduced risk of progressing to lethal prostate cancer as compared to men who eat a poor diet and don't exercise.

If she's right, that's a tremendous benefit. Ir reduces all cause mortality as well as prostate cancer specific mortality - and the side effects of increased energy, greater strength, reduced body fat, etc., sure are a lot better than the side effects from androgen deprivation, chemotherapy, etc.

So, go for it! Eat healthy. Work out. It's worth it.

Alan

[tom67inMA]

Thanks for posting! The only thing I'm perplexed about is high calcium diets being in the risk factor column. My urologist recommended a calcium supplement, is he trying to kill me?

[Murph256]

Yes, well, I know one of the ancillary benefits of my prostate cancer (if you can call it that), is that I have lost 32 lbs, my blood sugar has fallen 25 points, my blood pressure has fallen 20/10 and my cholesterol is down 40 points. My diet is much better and I exercise more. I might die from prostate cancer, but my risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes are way down. Haha