Hi

Just now when I went to my bookmarked Youtube page, the video awaiting my viewing was precisely about this topic. I think they are legit doctors, but it is on my list of questions for my urologist on Tuesday ("Is Dr.Mark Scholz from the Prostate Research Institute legitimate?")

Anyway, here it is:

Look at the diet protocol for typical PET scans. It is a low sugar diet. The reason pet scans work is because tumors typically have a high consumption of sugar because they have a high metabolism. PSMA pet scans work differently so you do not have to be on a low sugar diet. Having said that, if the basis of a typical PET scan is the tumor's uptake of sugar, it would follow that reducing sugar may reduce energy availability for the tumor. I have greatly reduced my own uptake of sugar by reading labels, seeing which fruits have lower sugar content, and generally reducing portions . I am also doing this because I am on Orgovyx and I am trying to avoid the weight gain that so many people report. Worst case scenario, it will do no harm.

I do not believe that there is evidence that sugar is food for prostate cancer cells. My understanding is that all prostate cancer diets (e.g. UCSF) eliminate sugar due to the effect of sugar on the body, as outlined in the video link within an earlier comment. Primarily the is associated with overall metabolic health and treatment effectiveness.

@firespooks You might like to read this member's question about sugar and the first few responses from our Director, Colleen Young, and myself.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/should-sugar-be-eliminated-from-diet-in-a-cancer-patient/
When you read this you will see my response on what my Integrative Medicine physician told me about sugar.

I hope this helps in answering your questions.

No . The less refined sugar you eat, the better in general. But I have watched 2 friends die from other cancers after eliminating all sugar from their diet - including fruit.
It’s just another ‘alternative’ treatment that might delay necessary medical intervention.
For years I tried to lower my BP and cholesterol with diet, vitamins, exercise, etc. A losing battle. What did the trick? Norvasc and Crestor!! And they cost a hell of a lot less with Medicare than all those high priced organic extracts I tried. Best of luck!
AL