A follow-up on active surveillance and the MEAL study

A couple of weeks ago, the full report on the Men’s Eating and Living (MEAL) study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It has generated a lot of discussion, some of which is distinctly misguided. … READ MORE …

Initial results of the MEAL trial in men on active surveillance

At the annual meeting of the American Urological Association early this morning in San Francisco, we we given the initial report on the results of the Men’s Eating and Living (MEAL) trial. … READ MORE …

Diet, veggies, MEAL, and prostate cancer progression

The issue of whether changes in diet and the use of supplements affect risk for and progression of prostate cancer is regular fodder for media coverage. One of the major problems is that there has never been a large, well-controlled clinical trial that could provide definitive (“level 1”) evidence in support of the clinical benefit of any specific diet. … READ MORE …