Watermelon Tip: Foods with lycopene that may protect against cancer

@beaquilter About 8 months before my recurrent PCa diagnosis, My glucose and A1C put me at the high end of the pre-diabetes range. I’ve never been a big sugar eater, but I cut out sugar and products containing sugar entirely. Stevia is my only sweetener. I also made sure that I balanced carbs with protein and fats when I ate. I lost about eight ponds, my energy level through the day really evened out, my mood in general was just better, and my glucose and A1C came back into normal range. All this has helped not only physically, but mentally, in dealing with my cancer relapse and getting through eight weeks of radiation therapy (just finished last week). In an odd way, the pre-diabetes “wake up” was a positive development. If nothing else, a healthy diet just improves quality of life, which is reason alone to carry on.

@westernflyer Hey bud, just an FYI from someone who learned the hard way. Saw Palmetto will also stop or lower your PSA - but has no impact on cancer progression.
So the PSA reading might be a false one; not trying to be a buzzkill, and I sincerely hope your PSA rise is indeed, arrested.
But even certain RX drugs can lower PSA and docs are always on the lookout for them in your medical history.
Phil

True, the prostate gland is a troublesome location on the human body. There was a study by doctors at Mayo most recently. I posted the information overview and the link, but the Mayo blog manager apparently took the information down. Essentially, the natural ingredient in the spouts appears to slow down cancer cell generation. That was the bottom-line summation of the Mayo study. Just searched on line for my entry: Here is the entire link and summation:
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Mayo's Article on Treating Prostate Cancer 17 October 2025
Posted by westernflyer @westernflyer, Oct 18 7:33am
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-uncovers-hidden-driver-fueling-aggressive-prostate-cancer/ COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK TO MAYO'S ARTICLE OCTOBER OF 2025
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(From the article: A potential key to treatment-resistant prostate cancer
The study tested whether blocking sPOM121-driven cancer programs like beta-catenin could improve the effectiveness of treatments such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, which help the immune system attack cancer.)

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK..RESEARCH APPARENTLY HAS INDICATED A CONNECTION BETWEEN PROSTATE CANCER AND A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS. AFTER READING OTHER ARTICLES ON THIS MATTER, I NOTED ON COMMON "ELEMENT IN ONE'S DIET".
NOTE AS: Sulforaphane
This compound is an isothiocyanate produced when the glucoraphanin in cruciferous vegetables is chopped or chewed.
Foods: Broccoli, especially young sprouts, is considered the most significant dietary source. Other cruciferous vegetables containing sulforaphane include:
Broccoli sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Kale
Bok choy
Mechanism: Sulforaphane promotes the degradation of beta-catenin and inhibits the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway, which is often overactive in some cancers.
THERE ARE MANY FIRMS TO INCLUDE AMAZON THAT SELL SULFORAPHANE IN PILL OR POWDER FORM. Something to ask your doctor. READ THE ARTICLE THEN DO "AI" ON THE NET FOR MORE AND DETAILED INFORMATION. REMEMBER, KNOWING "ALL" MAKES FOR BETTER AND MORE INFORMED DECISIONS.

@melvinw My husband has always eating pretty well, cut carbs, no sugar etc.
He's always been a gym rat too (weight lifting)
So it just goes to show that you can be healthy and work out and you can still get cancer!
You can also eat garbage and stuff and live a long life!

@eldorado80

Thanks for the advice.

Even before my cancer diagnosis, I had a very healthy mediteranean style diet with ZERO fast or ultra processed foods. And I exercise daily. But, given my high genomic and pathological risk for BCR post surgeryy, I would like to turbo-charge my body's natural defenses against mocrospopic cancer cells which will invetibably attempt to multiply uncontrollably given the right conditions. Dr. William Li and others strongly believe the right foods can help fortify your body's natural defense mechanisms. Dr. Li - who has done extensive scientific research on the topic and written several books about it - mentions fruits like cantelope and figs, nuts like walnuts and almonds, veggies like brocoli and tomatoes (and yes brocoli sprouts) , sea foods like salmon and trout, and whole grains (like steel cut oatmeals), plus drinks like green tea and black coffee are excellent in help your body's defenses against cancer. I was pleased to see that many of these food groups have already been mentioned by participants of this discussion thread.
I have began incorporating Dr. Li's recommendations on my already-very healthy mediterranean style diet, with hopes of preventing (or at least delaying for very long) BCR.

@westernflyer Hello, Good information for sure. I will add that broccoli sprouts might be worth considering. Do your own research, but sprouts have proportionally much more sulforaphane than fully grown plants. Therefore just a little (hopefully) might help.

I have begun sprouting them at home, Simple,, seeds, water glass jar with a mesh cap (all easily found on Amazon or at The Sprouting Comany). I do NOT have a green thumb and the sprouts always turn out fine.
thank you

I have read that seaweed products and tofu are also beneficial to consume for prostate cancer Has anyone else seen information?