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Companion article: Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet (2021)
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Companion article: Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet (2021)
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My favorite cancer video! Please see My Favorite Cancer Video for a discussion.
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Accompanying blog article: Flax Seeds for Prostate Cancer (2013).
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(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What can reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushroom extracts, and whole powdered white mushrooms do for cancer patients?"
Through the videos below, Dr Greger highlights a general theme: sometimes, extracting an active compound from a whole plant food doesn't help but the whole plant may! Why? 'Food synergy': various chemicals found in a whole plant may work together to be far more impactful than an extract. Sometimes, extracts may be harmful but a whole plant food may be beneficial.
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(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "High doses of lycopene — the red pigment in tomatoes — were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning into full-blown cancer."
(7 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What happened when cancer patients were given three quarters of a cup of canned tomato sauce every day for three weeks?"
(1 min) Transcript. Lutein is a phytonutrient found in dark leafy greens. Lycopene is found in tomatoes. Selenium is a trace mineral found in nuts and whole grains.
Question: is it meaningful to get these minerals and compounds in pill form instead of having to consume dark leafy greens or tomatoes or nuts & whole grains?
Neither of these three supplements was found to decrease cancer risk. But one of them (lutein) was associated with an increased risk of cancer; so it is harmful.
Dr Greger's closing statement in the video: "Drug companies are never going to find the right combination, but they don't need to, because Mother Nature did it for us."
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(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Pomegranate juice for prostate cancer was finally put to the test in a randomized, controlled, clinical trial."
(8 mins) Transcript. A remarkable video! Must watch. Dr Greger explains a study in which small amounts of turmeric, pomegranate, broccoli and green tea were given to patients.
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(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The reason egg consumption is associated with elevated cancer risk may be the TMAO, considered the 'smoking gun' of microbiome-disease interactions."
Prostate Cancer by Dr McDougall has links to over 20 articles written by him.
A nice, short video in plain English on prostate cancer by Dr Mark Scholz, founder of PCRI (Prostate Cancer Research Institute), a non-profit dedicated to patient education and research. He has authored The Key to Prostate Cancer (492 pages, 2018), a book that explains prostate cancer in great detail. In the video, Dr Scholz makes three points: (1) In his experience, motivated patients who switch their diets to vegetarian / vegan / macrobiotic see their PSA levels plateau within a month. (2) A low fat diet, devoid of animal products is key. (3) Dr Colin Campbell's work on China Study is important and helps us understand risk of cancer from animal products.
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