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Acceptance of Prostate Cancer and its side effects

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 3 9:23pm | Replies (40)

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@heavyphil

Although your stance on treatment differs from my own, I respect your decision as you are doing what works for you.
However, I do feel that you are placing false hope in all these supplements, foods, elimination of others, etc….in other words EAT THE CARBS!!!
All the things you mention only have anecdotal evidence at best and do NOTHING to prevent cancer, its progression or its spread. Sugar - in moderation - is OK. The notion that can starve cancer cells by its total elimination was debunked years ago. As I go through salvage radiation I meet men every single day in the ‘changing room’. Some Who ran, who did Ironman runs, who was a vegetarian, who took Vitamin D, E, F and freakin G!! It’s all BS - we all got cancer.
Eat what you want and what you enjoy: what’s the point of living on your own terms if you deny yourself the things that make you truly happy?
Your Decipher score has so much more relevance to your cancer’s behavior, than anything Dr Gundy, Dr Mercola or Dr Oz can sell you….EAT THE CARBS!!!

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I agree with you. Studies have shown very little correlation, if any, to diet and prostate cancer. My MO at Hopkins says regular exercise and trying to maintain a reasonable body weight is helpful. That may be in part for just overall health as most men with prostate cancer are older.

As a result of my prostate cancer and the SE, my sex life has tanked. I find pleasure in eating foods I enjoy. I do it in reasonable moderation, but don't deny myself hamburgers, FFs, ice cream or whatever your enjoyment may be.