If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, or any other kind of cancer, you understandably want to do everything you can to beat this disease. One important thing you can do to fight cancer is changing your eating habits to the best diet during cancer treatment. One important change is to ramp up your intake of…
The role of diet in the prevention of cancer, especially the consumption of fat, is a hot topic among researchers studying how we can improve certain lifestyle habits to reduce disease risk and improve longevity. Much research has suggested that a diet low in fat and animal foods and high in omega 3 rich foods…
Perhaps you have heard that it’s important to include cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum; also known as red hot chili pepper) as part of your diet. Before we talk about how to get cayenne in your diet, wouldn’t you want to know why you should make this effort? What’s special about cayenne? Cayenne peppers contain a…
An orchiectomy, or surgical castration, is a type of surgery for prostate cancer, but it’s also a hormone therapy because the end goal is to manipulate a man’s hormones in order to stop the spread of cancer. What is orchiectomy? An orchiectomy is the surgical removal of the testicles. Typically, for prostate cancer, both of…
Vitamin D and prostate cancer are connected. Here is some of the latest research on vitamin D as it applies to prostate cancer and prostate health as well as heart disease, bone health, diabetes, and colon cancer. Vitamin D is a substance that functions like a vitamin (as a fat-soluble vitamin it is stored in…
A new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital has shown that black men and white men have different outcomes following prostatectomy (prostate surgery). The good news is that one factor regarding prostatectomy outcomes that did not differ between blacks and whites—in-hospital mortality rates were similar. Although this study is the first to explore racial…
A supplement consisting of a synthetic version of genistein, an isoflavone found in soybeans, reduced prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men with early prostate cancer and elevated PSA levels, according to a new study in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. This finding could help explain the results of research indicating a reduced risk of prostate…
I have written about several health choices that can affect prostate cancer (PCa) outcomes: diet and nutrition, supplements, exercise, and caffeine. In this blog, I want to share the results of a recent Italian study on how smoking affects long term PCa survival. It’s pretty much like a skull-and-crossbones on a bottle of poison. The…
Cancer typically progresses through a series of phases or stages, and prostate cancer is no exception. It’s important for men to understand what constitutes each of the four stages of prostate cancer so they can better appreciate their treatment options and prognosis. The four stages of prostate cancer are indications of how far the cancer…
Many of my patients are very nutrition-conscious in terms of overall wellness. I have previously written about the benefits of heart-friendly diets because they also support prostate health (see here). The basics of healthy eating include less red meat (more chicken and fish if you’re a carnivore), more fruits and vegetables (preferably organic), nuts, whole…
The word “cancer” is practically synonymous with “chemotherapy.” However, prostate cancer can be treated with a range of methods, from chemotherapy to cryosurgery. Every man will experience different effects during prostate cancer recovery, depending on the specific prostate cancer treatment. Talk to your doctor about what to expect, and make sure that you know all…
Provenge survival rates, also referred to as the overall survival benefit, have been reported as 4.1 months. This is the Provenge survival rates data upon which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted its approval of Provenge for prostate cancer treatment. However, that figure may be low–by about twofold and possibly more. How could this be? For…
Experts have uncovered evidence that a plant based diet may reverse prostate cancer. The research comes from several sources, including Dean Ornish, MD, who also has shown that it’s possible to treat and even reverse heart disease by eating a diet based on plant foods, and without using drugs. One of Ornish’s studies involved 93…
Terrific news and a great way to start off 2017! On January 17, the prestigious medical journal The Lancet issued online publication of a British study, “Diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI and TRUS biopsy in prostate cancer (PROMIS): a paired validating confirmatory study” (Ahmed et al., 2017). This large trial validated the importance of multiparametric…
The addition of the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) to hormone therapy may cause regression of tumor growth in men with advanced prostate cancer. Scientists at the Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego used a mouse model of prostate cancer to evaluate the efficacy of this combination treatment approach. Hormone therapy (also known as androgen ablation…
New treatments for advanced prostate cancer provide more choices for prostate cancer patients than ever before. Advances in medical science are always leading to new treatments for advanced prostate cancer. This is important since, according to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and 1…
If your doctor has diagnosed you with prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), many questions are probably racing through your mind. We hope you get detailed answers to all of them, but in case you don’t, or you don’t ask, or you just want to know more, read on. What is prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia? PIN is a…
When your doctor told you that you had prostate cancer, you might have felt numb. You might have felt panic. You almost certainly began to experience anxiety and distress, and perhaps depression as the news truly sunk in. Treating prostate cancer should be about more than just killing the cancer cells. Your emotional well-being will…
Most experts admit that it’s a mystery why some prostate cells turn cancerous. However, researchers have identified some risk factors for prostate cancer, most of which you can control. Age (and Prostate Cancer) Just being on the planet for 65 years or longer is considered to be the strongest risk factor for prostate cancer. That’s…
When it comes time to undergo prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer, it may be good to know that robot-assisted radical prostatectomy won hands down over open prostatectomy, according to an analysis of a national database. The evaluation covered surgery for prostate cancer performed from October 2008 to December 2009. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is the newest type…
