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Nutrition & more for living well with metastatic prostate cancer?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 11 7:24pm | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
I’m disappointed that you are so negative about this. Red meat in particular as well as many deli style meats are well known to feed prostate cancer.
This is not guessing, there is research that has been done about this, I suspect you’ve never seen the webinars that discuss these issues.
After 13 years I switched over to almost a complete vegetarian diet. Three years with Zytiga and I was only undetectable one time (I get monthly PSA tests). I’ve now had nine months in a row undetectable. You could say it was not diet, but that was the major thing I changed.
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@jeffmarc and @northoftheborder, allow me to step in here. We only have words on a screen without the benefit of tone and body language. A forum like this one is most helpful when we treat each other with mutual respect as per the community guidelines https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/tab/community-guidelines/
Let's remember that we are all on the same side here. We're fighting prostate cancer, not each other.
In this particular instance, you're both right. Yay!
"Good nutrition MAY help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, slow progression of the disease, and prevent aggressive disease."
"Improved nutrition reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, and usually improves overall quality of life. It’s estimated that one-third of cancer deaths of adults in the United States may be linked to poor diet, including diet’s effect on obesity. A healthy diet helps to increase energy levels, facilitate recovery, and enhance the immune system.
It’s important to evaluate diet choices when it comes to risk of prostate cancer. Research is continually being conducted on foods and diets that may reduce or increase the risk of prostate cancer."
Read more https://zerocancer.org/about-prostate-cancer/diet-and-nutrition
Studies are ongoing and no specific diet that is right for every prostate cancer patient. Red meat and processed meats are often called out as something to avoid for many health conditions. Reducing or eliminating them from one's diet (as you both have done), is good for most people. However, it is incorrect to say that it "feeds cancer." As pointed out in an earlier post, when anemic, a doctor or nutritionist may recommend red meat for a period of time.
Everyone is different.
Bottom line takes me back to the community guidelines which state:
"Sharing your own experience is fine, but don't tell other members what they should do."
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I'm glad it's working out for you (sincerely).
In my case, I haven't eaten red meat since 1997, and my prostate cancer still progressed so fast that it was at stage 4b before it was detected, and in the 5 days between admission to hospital and debulking surgery, the metastasised tumour on my spine grew to the point that I was paralysed from the ribs down.
That's the problem with anecdotal evidence: we all have different anecdotes to tell. 🙂