@denis76
It is red meat that’s the problem.. Following a Mediterranean diet with chicken and fish is just fine, Don’t eat the poultry skin, however since it’s fat.
Again moderation is important. It can’t hurt to eat a steak once a month. It’s doing it every day that’s the problem.
For milk it’s the fat in milk so drinking non-fat milk is the best. I get Soy milk for cereal and it works well, tastes just fine. I do use nonfat milk to steam for my cappuccino every morning. It even steams better than milk with more fat.
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Eggs are a real conundrum. Yes, you can eat a few a week, Eating a lot of them may be a problem. There are studies that show that more than four or five a week is a problem for prostate cancer patients. It’s the yolks that are the problem.
I have followed these diet recommendations for years. I’ve had prostate cancer for 16 years. It has reoccurred four times. I have BRCA2, which makes it very aggressive. If I stop or cut back the pills I’m taking for a very short time my PSA rises quickly . I am 78 and run on a track twice a day for a mile and go to the gym three days a week for an hour to work on weights.
All of those things are supposed to help keep the cancer from returning quickly. Maybe they work, I’m just glad that the drug I’m on now keeps working, I’ve had 25 months of undetectable cancer.
@jeffmarc
16 years, that's amazing, Jeff. I wish you good health! Thank you for sharing your experience. I'll definitely take it into account. Very valuable comments, I give you a standing ovation!
If I may, I'd like to ask a couple of questions.
Your cancer resistance hasn't increased. How so?
Do you stop taking your medications when your PSA level reaches zero? And as soon as it rises, do you restart your medications? Is this the mechanism that helps prevent cancer resistance?
Regarding BRCA2, I have the ATM mutation, and I read that people with it don't live longer than 7-9 years.
Am I correct in understanding that the mutation makes the cancer incurable? That it keeps coming back. If I understand correctly, the right strategy for fighting it is to switch treatments?
My oncologist told me that having the ATM gene has both positive and negative aspects, but I still don't understand what he meant.
Again thanks for your advices!