Mediterranean diet, active surveillance, and low-risk prostate cancer: the details

As we advised readers yesterday, a newly published study by Gregg et al. from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has given some clear indications that men diagnosed with lower-risk forms of prostate cancer who are initially managed on active surveillance (AS) can benefit — in terms of time to disease progression — from what is known as the Mediterranean-type diet. … READ MORE …

Mediterranean diet, active surveillance, and low-risk prostate cancer

The abstract of a newly published study on the use of the Mediterranean diet (MD) by men on active surveillance (AS) for management of low-risk, localized prostate cancer states that … READ MORE …

Mediterranean diet and overall mortality after diagnosis with non-metastatic prostate cancer

An article in European Urology has shown that a heart-healthy, “Mediterranean” diet lowers the overall mortality of men diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, the study also shows that this type of diet has no impact on risk for a diagnosis of advanced or lethal prostate cancer or on prostate cancer progression or prostate cancer-specific mortality after diagnosis. … READ MORE …

Can diet really prevent prostate cancer?

There seems to be little doubt that certain groups of men, who, for one or more reasons, have certain specific types of diet, living in certain places at certain times, are at lower risk for prostate cancer than those who consume what we might think of as the diet of the average American today. … READ MORE …