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@kujhawk1978 Kevin, Most of the articles advocating for Turkey Tail mushrooms is for supplementary use ONLY. This is NOT a stand alone treatment and as of right now, I have not seen any studies where it is being used in humans as a sole treatment. They do use it in Japan for breast cancer and women take up to 9 grams/day along with chemotherapy.
As I pointed out on another thread, please do the math on what an equivalent human dose would be as compared to mice in the case of PCa: something like 25 grams/day.
You’d need almost an entire bottle (60 500mg capsules) PER DAY at like anywhere from $25-$45 depending…and needless to say, totally out of pocket. Is this realistic for most men??
Phil
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Phil
Thanx.
I understand supplements though generally, not sure of the value, but, that's me. When I started ADT the first time, my urologist perfunctorily said to take Vitamin D...I said, well are we going to get a baseline bone density scan and labs to determine where I am and when do we assess whether or not the ADT has changed that baseline where I need supplemental Vitamin D3.
I said given my exercise regimen, do I need to take a Vitamin D3 supplement?
He did the bone density scan and labs, repeated at six, 12 and months, no issues.
My concern was with the statement "Turkey tail mushrooms have been shown to suppress or kill prostate cancer stem cells....). I simply asked for the links to the research backing that statement up,
Kevin