Dietary intervention after defi nitive therapy for localized prostate cancer: results from a pilot study
J. Kellogg Parsons1-3,
Vicky A. Newman2,
James L. Mohler4,
John P. Pierce2,
Shirley Flatt2,
Karen Messer2,
James Marshall4
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.16, No.3, pp. 4648-4654, 2009
Abstract Introduction: Diet has been linked to prostate cancer risk. Dietary modification may inhibit prostate cancer progression.
Materials and methods: As part of a randomized trial, we analyzed the effect of a diet based intervention on 25 prostate cancer patients who had previously undergone surgery or radiation.
Results and conclusions: In the intervention arm, vegetable intake increased (p < 0.05), fat intake decreased (p < 0.05), and mean plasma levels of ß-carotene and total carotenoids increased (p < 0.05). In the control arm, there were no significant changes in diet or blood carotenoids. These data support the feasibility of studying More >