Diet

Men with early stage prostate cancer may live longer if they eat a diet rich in heart-healthy nuts, vegetable oils, seeds and avocados, researchers said. Their analysis of 4,577 men found those who reported eating vegetable fats were less likely to develop fatal tumours or die from other causes than those with diets high in animal fats and carbohydrates. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, is the first to analyze fat consumption after diagnosis and the risk of death. Read the article.

Soy and tomato foods are probably better at preventing prostate cancer when eaten in combination than alone, researchers from the University of Illinois. Read the article.

Carrots are latest weapon in the war against prostate cancer, according to groundbreaking new research published by scientists in York. Professor Norman Maitland and his team at the University of York say a diet rich in vitamin A could be the key to beating prostate cancer because it makes the disease far more treatable. Read the article.

Men with early-stage prostate cancer may be able to inhibit tumor growth and progression by following a high-fiber diet, according to recent study results. Read the article.

New findings add to mounting evidence suggesting that tea consumption may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer. The findings are based on a population-based case-control study conducted in King County, Washington. The study, by Milan S. Geybels, MSc, of the Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and colleagues examined associations between PCa risk and tea and coffee consumption. The tea-related analysis focused on 863 PCa cases and 863 controls; the coffee-related analysis included 894 cases and 860 controls. Read the article.

Another mechanism discovered by which sulforaphane prevents cancer Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the “sulforaphane” compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics. Read More.

Fat tissue in overweight and obese men appears to feed aggressive prostate cancer tumours with its own genetic changes, new research has found. Medical science “can deal with obesity much more easily than it can deal with cancer. There is an important public health message here.” Read More.

When it comes to eating meat, a guy’s choice of what he eats and how it is cooked may affect his risk of having advanced prostate cancer, a new study says. Read More  

Eating oily fish regularly ‘can significantly cut risk of prostate death’ *  Those who consume high levels of omega-3 are 34 to 40 per cent less likely to die from disease *  Men over 50 more likely to develop a tumour, and there is a strong genetic element to it Read More.