Diet and Survival After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Authors: Berkow, Susan E.; Barnard, Neal D.; Saxe, Gordon A.; Ankerberg-Nobis, Trulie

Source: Nutrition Reviews, Volume 65, Number 9, September 2007 , pp. 391-403(13)

Publisher: International Life Sciences Institute

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Abstract:

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in men in the United States. Among environmental factors, diet may play a particularly important role in its incidence, progression, and clinical outcome. This article reviews the findings of eight observational studies and 17 intervention or laboratory trials on the effect of plant-based diets and plant nutrients on both the progression and clinical outcome of prostate cancer as well as additional studies examining mechanisms that may explain dietary effects. While additional long-term therapeutic clinical trials are needed to further elucidate the role of diet, these early investigations suggest that a recommendation for individual patients to shift their diets toward plant foods may serve as an important component of the tertiary treatment of prostate cancer.

Keywords: DIET; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; RECURRENCE; MORTALITY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1301/nr.2007.sept.391-403

Publication date: 2007-09-01

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