Prostate Cancer

Due to modern medical belief in early detection with PSA testing, diagnosis of prostate cancer has increased at least 10-fold in the past 2 decades. But many doctors will tell patients that testing does more harm than good because over 90% of men diagnosed will not die from this disease. Those few who have an aggressive form are usually far beyond the reach of current therapies at the time of diagnosis. Considering the terrible side effects of surgical intervention against the small likelihood of any benefit, the McDougall Program is almost always the best option for dealing with prostate cancer.

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  Early Detection:

  • March 2011: Measurement of PSA Velocity Harms More Men
  • March 2010: The American Cancer Society Is Now against Prostate Cancer (PSA) Testing
  • October 2010: Prostate Trouble: Steps to Improving the Flow
  • February 2010: Early Detection Testing? Chance of Harm Is 100%. Chance of Benefit Is < 1 in a 1000
  • October 2009: The American Cancer Society Reverses Its Strong Position on Mammograms and PSA Testing
  • September 2009: “No Treatment” IS Better for Prostate Cancer
  • August 2009: Larry King Live on Prostate Cancer Screening (PSA) Show Sets a New Standard for Disease Mongering
  • March 2012: Doctors Ignorant about Mammograms and PSA Testing
  • September 2004: Time to Quit Using the PSA says Stanford University
  • June 2004: PSA for Early Prostate Cancer Detection Fails Again
  • March 2003: A World of Hope and Dreams – Early Detection the Example – Prostate Cancer

  Prevention & Treatment:

  • August 2009: Larry King Live on Prostate Cancer Screening (PSA) Show Sets a New Standard for Disease Mongering
  • July 2012: Surgery for Prostate Cancer Does Not Save Lives
  • September 2009: “No Treatment” IS Better for Prostate Cancer
  • December 2008: Diet Benefits Prostate Cancer (Another Ornish Contribution)
  • May 2008: Animal Fat May Accelerate Prostate Cancer
  • May 2009: A Starch-based Diet Supports Spontaneous Healing: Atherosclerosis, Arthritis, and Sometimes Cancer
  • August 2006: Pomegranate Juice Benefits Prostate Cancer Patients
  • March 2006: Bragging Rights for Prostate Surgeons
  • August 2005: Diet Shown to Help Men with Prostate Cancer – Ornish Leads the Way Again
  • May 2005: What’s New in Prostate Cancer Treatment?
  • February 2003: Saving Yourself from Cancer – the Prostate (case in point)
  • March 2003: A World of Hope and Dreams – Early Detection. The Example – Prostate Cancer
  • May 2002: Prostate Trouble (BPH) from Your Food
  • August 2007: Colon Cancer Patients Die Faster with Western Diet

• Related Independent Research

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  Melnik BC, John SM, Carrera-Bastos P, Cordain L. The impact of cow’s milk-mediated mTORC1-signaling in the initiation and progression of prostate cancer. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2012 Aug 14; 9(1):74. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1743-7075-9-74.pdf

  Ho E, Song Y. Zinc and prostatic cancer. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2009 Nov;12(6):640-5. http://bit.ly/4alyCy

  Coffey D. Similarities of prostate and breast cancer: Evolution, diet, and estrogens. Urology. 2001; 57:31-8. http://www.healthmegamall.com/Articles/BabeskinArticle228.pdf

  Leitzmann MF, Stampfer MJ, Wu K, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Zinc supplement use and risk of prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003;95:1004-1007. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/13/1004.full.pdf

  Moyad MA. Zinc for prostate disease and other conditions: a little evidence, a lot of hype, and a significant potential problem. Urol Nurs. 2004;24:49-52. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/15054912

  Vickers AJ, Till C, Tangen CM, Lilja H, Thompson IM. An Empirical Evaluation of Guidelines on Prostate-specific Antigen Velocity in Prostate Cancer Detection. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Mar 16; 103(6):462-9. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/103/6/462.full

  Sakr WA . The frequency of carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the prostate in young male patients. J Urol. 1993 Aug; 150(2 Pt 1):379-85. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=4837485

  Stamey TA, Caldwell M, McNeal JE, Nolley R, Hemenez M, Downs J. The prostate specific antigen (PSA) era in the United States is over for prostate cancer: What happened in the last 20 years. J Urol. 2004 Oct;172(4, Part 1 Of 2):1297-1301. http://www.prostateawarenessfoundation.org/Stamey_J.Urol._172_2004.pdf

  Fujita K, Landis P, McNeil BK, Pavlovich CP. Serial prostate biopsies are associated with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction in men with prostate cancer on active surveillance. J Urol. 2009 Dec; 182(6):2664-9. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022534709020667

  Robsahm TE, Tretli S, Dahlback A, Moan J. Vitamin D3 from sunlight may improve the prognosis of breast-, colon- and prostate cancer (Norway). Cancer Causes Control. 2004 Mar;15(2):149-58. http://www.direct-ms.org/sites/default/files/RobsahmBreastColonProstate.pdf

  Thompson IM. Chemoprevention of prostate cancer: agents and study designs. J Urol. 2007 Sep;178(3 Pt 2):S9-S13. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022534707008269