Foods and prostate cancer

[Jens99]

Are there any foods that are recommended to eat or avoid for prostate cancer? Also thoughts on importance of exercise.

[Tall_Allen]

Read my reply to this question yesterday:

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[TFU589]

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Dr. Abrams from UCSF Integrative Oncology. I was able to access the PDF somewhere, but I cannot dig it out.

An Integrative Approach to Prostate Cancer

Donald I. Abrams, MD

Abstract

Objectives: The mostly indolent natural history and long overall survival associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer provides a unique opportunity for men to explore diet and lifestyle interventions to alter the trajectory of their disease. As many patients may be appropriate for postponing conventional therapy, the effectsof various integrative interventions can be investigated. In addition, treatment of prostate cancer with surgery, radiation, or androgen deprivation therapy, all may produce physical or psychological side effects that could be amenable to complementary therapies. This article serves to review salient information in the published literature.

Design: A review of published research was conducted.

Results: A plant-based antioxidant-rich diet with an emphasis on cruciferous vegetables, tomatoes, soy, pomegranate, and marine omega 3 fatty acids while avoiding saturated fats, including dairy products is the best option. Supplementation with vitamin D3, omega 3, and some nutraceutical-based preparations may be advised.It is likely prudent to avoid vitamin E and selenium supplements. Physical activity has been shown to have multiple benefits in men diagnosed with all stages of prostate cancer from strengthening bones, improving bodyhabitus, and enhancing overall wellbeing. Yoga, combining physical activity with a mind–body component, has-been shown to have a salutogenic effect in both prostate cancer patients and their caregivers. Traditional Chinese Medicine may be particularly useful in managing side effects of conventional treatments, especially the hot flashes associated with androgen deprivation therapy. Although the long natural history, availability of a useful blood marker of disease progression and prolonged survival are overall positive features, they also combine to allow men to live for a long time with diagnosed cancer, fear of progression, or recurrence and fixation on changes in their prostate-specific antigen level. The resultant stress can be deleterious to general health as well as possibly the natural history of their disease. Mind–body interventions to reduce stress,including mindfulness-based stress reduction and support groups may be useful adjunctive therapies.

Conclusion: Men with prostate cancer may benefit from lifestyle and complementary interventions integrated with their conventional care.

[Magnus1964]

You to and all the brothers on the forum. Domestic animals are fed hormones to make them grow bigger, fatter and faster. Those hormones are in the meat of cows, chickens and other domestic animals. Those hormones cannot be good for a hormone fed cancer, period.

If you must eat domestic meats, choose only those grown without hormones.

Magnus

[maley2711 in reply to Magnus1964]

has anyone measure the hormonal differences between domestic meat eaters and vegetarians and/or eaters of only non-hormone fed meat??

[London441]

Exercise is the single most important factor. It continues to be associated with mitigation of treatment side effects, longer progression free survival, longer time to metastasis, delaying of co morbidities and more.

The stronger and fitter you are the better. Physical strength is in fact is the single biggest determinant of longevity in all persons, not just those with prostate cancer.

However, that longevity benefit is irrelevant compared to the vastly better quality of life exercise confers.

Diet matters, but less so.

[conbio]

TA's summary is good. I saw a presentation with the Prostate Cancer Research Institute recently (can't seem to find it now) where an oncologist agreed with this general approach but also said "If it were as simple as removing some type of food from your diet we would have figured that out by now". Cheers and enjoy the turkey!

[cancerfox]

I don't think you can eat or exercise yourself out of getting or curing prostate cancer. Healthy eating and exercise are always helpful though in general for health. 🦊

[MikeinOrlando]

First, Green leafy vegetables the strongest anti cancer agent (Dr Fuhrman, MD), Then cruciferous vegetables (Nutritionfacts.org), then fresh ground flax seeds (Nutritionfacts.org -- the MD head shows studies where lignans in flax seeds are powerful anti cancer agents. Green juicing (no sugars or fruit juices). Whole berries, Garlic, Lemon, Turmeric. ELIMINATE: Processed foods -- any grain ground to a flour has the same glucose response as sugar (angiogenesis promoting - raising insulin) . Eliminate all oils (except low dose extra virgen olive oil. Eliminate all meats and dairies - the most cancer promoting after sugar (Nutritionfacts.org, Dr Joel Fuhrman, Dr Sunil Pai - An Inflammation Nation, book). Add also nuts, especially cancer-killing walnuts. I did this and more, and brought a Pirades 4 (tumor size) with PSA 7.5 and strong family history of PC to a pirades 2 and clinically insignificant PSA 2.3. Exercise, vitamin D important (Get checked, body levels to be above 50 Ng/Ml). Dr Dean Ornish, MD published in Medical journals where his study of a WFPBD (whole food plant based Diet -- no sugar, white rice, bread, flour, fried, processed etc) reversed PC. Did they mention that where you went? Doubt it. Look it up -- 2009 0r 2010. A vegan diet can be the worst (bread, crackers, cake, french fries, onion rings, etc), but a vegan WHOLE FOODS plant based diet is the key. Once the food is processed it degenerates and becomes an enemy.

[TFU589 in reply to MikeinOrlando]

It sounds like you have seen some measurable changes with you diet approach. Have you had a biopsy(s)? Would be interesting to see if there were any change between biopsies. Also, how long have you been on your diet?

[MikeinOrlando]

If watching and waiting -- watch for better results with this WFPBD regimen -- My own experience taught me this. The chorus is legion -- Read Radical Remission, Dr. Turner, PhD, others. This can be done in concert with conventional treatment too. Print out the study by Dr. Dean Ornish. Also, BROCOLLI SPROUTS -- 100X more powerful than the already powerful mature brocolli. All my paternal uncles and father had their prostates removed. I went this route, and would go conventional if it didn't work -- and I kept my prostate. "A diet of moderation leads to moderate heart disease, moderate diabetes and moderate cancer." Per Dr Gregor, MD - Nutritionfacts.org. If you go in half-way, you will get half-way results. Change it up and see what happens. I was conventional food all my life, and am so glad I changed.

You are on the right track for asking this question.

[MikeinOrlando]

EXERCISE is extremely helpful, but without a dietary change will be limited in its utility. As the post above stated, you cant exercise your way out of a bad diet. The diet is more important, but it is enhanced greatly with exercise. Studies are in fact showing that diet (and exercise in conjunction) can in fact impact (and reverse) PC. To those who say otherwise, in the words of Dr Kim Williams, MD when talking about heart disease (same applies to PC): "There are two kinds of cardiologists, those who are vegan, and those who haven't read the research." Look up the research -- Dr Dean Ornish, MD, Prostate Cancer study.

[TFU589]

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[TFU589]

UCSF Diet Guid

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[TFU589]

August 19, 2021

Effects of Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Biochemical Progression in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Under Active Surveillance

The ERASE Randomized Clinical Trial

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Conclusions and Relevance The ERASE trial demonstrated that HIIT increased cardiorespiratory fitness levels and decreased PSA levels, PSA velocity, and prostate cancer cell growth in men with localized prostate cancer who were under active surveillance. Larger trials are warranted to determine whether such improvement translates to better longer-term clinical outcomes in this setting.