Occasional drink

Well, that's a question for which finding consensus may be difficult.

As others have pointed out, there are studies which point to no...

When reviewing the literature about why one gets prostate cancer, you can drive yourself bat shi..crazy. Too tall, dairy, barbeque, overweight,,,

So, my approach, all things in moderation, diet, exercise, enjoying a drink....

Over the years (11+) of my PCa journey, I've had a lot of labs and "jabs," haven't we all...My kidney and liver functions have never been an issue. I am truthful with my medical team when asked (there cannot be TMI when dealing with a competent medical team), when asked about my alcohol consumption I say most nights one, some two. Of course, gone are the days of my youth so that's good!

Kevin

Comes down to time and distance for me. I'm aPC and was told 4.10 years ago that "I can't cured, I can only be treated." I was in lots of pain. The treatments have worked. He's my paradox. People in my family system have bad hearts and die young. Mom, gone at 47, dad, 72, big sister 55, other big sister 65, big brothers still going at 75, but been in hospital bed for over a decade. My goal was make it to 71. I did it, knock on wood without heart problems. So, at 72 I consider everyday a gift. I do have a secret. Beer and wine help me with my BM's. So once maybe twice per week I have a beer or glass of wine. My oncologist thinks it's good, it's helpful. But, I just watched Jane Goodall documentary and she's whiskey shipper, got me thinking.

Here's my sincere thought. Joy doesn't have to disappear from my life because of my cancer. Learn to enjoy my joy while I still can.

@proftom2 Thanks Tom!
This is an excellent message. I too have a family history of relatively young deaths, mostly from heart attacks. My mom’s dad had died at 62 yo before I was born. Trying to enjoy everyday instead of obsessing about PCa and what will happen in the future. 🙂

@johndavis60 The strongest evidence right now isn't that a very occasional drink will make your prostate cancer itself worse, but that it will temporarily exacerbate the side-effects of ADT and/or radiation, like fatigue, hot flushes, blood sugar spikes, or radiation cystitis (urinary tract irritation or incontinence).

Those side effects all go back to normal after a while, but you don't want blood sugar spikes *too* often, or you might end up with a non-temporary issue like type 2 diabetes, so best keep the drinks a "sometimes" thing.

But back to your question, no, I don't think there's any evidence that one celebratory drink on a cruise is going to kick your prostate cancer into overdrive. Just don't make it half a bottle of wine with every dinner.

Cheers!

And, obviously, don't drink any alcohol if your medical team says it's contraindicated for any of your medications or other treatments.