Re: Re: Desirable Protein Intake - PSA monitor

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I've dispensed with thinking PSA monitoring will keep me from PCa. I still check it for data but never rely on it. A lot of PCa is discovered when urination is blocked - then it's too late. PSA can be < 4 and DRE normal. If those are normal, they will not do a biopsy. Best thing is to GET BPH and end up doing the TURP, IMO. BPH is the usual cause of a higher PSA, > 4 <10. Over 4 will allow a biopsy.

Fortunately, the stats are better for me than for the general pop which includes other ethnics. But it's still 1 in 6. Helps if your ancestors and bro do not have it.

Now my big choice is when to do the TURP or maybe use PROSCAR to shrink the prostate. PROSCAR can "mask" the presence of PCa.

NOT an EASY "logical" choice. Even if I knew what foods/constituents would lower PSA it would not alter the prospect of PCa.

Regards.

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From: old542000

Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:20 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Desirable Protein Intake

Hi All,Well, what about CRers for their PSA levels. FOr example, mine is 0.See:Median PSA was ...0.99 ng/ml and... 1.09 ng/ml) and ....Using a cutoff of PSA greater than 4.0 ng/ml 55 of the 288 patients (19%) with PSA greater than 2.5 ng/ml on the 2 platforms would have been candidates for prostate biopsy ....PMID: 15126793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Cheers, Al Pater.> CONCLUSIONS: Consumption of tomato powder but not lycopene inhibited prostate carcinogenesis, suggesting that tomato products contain compounds in addition to lycopene that modify prostate carcinogenesis. Diet restriction also reduced the risk of prostate cancer. Tomato phytochemicals and diet restriction may act by independent mechanisms.> PMID: 14600090> > Except that rats don't get PCa naturally. A little more protection would be nice. > Do we know if ALA excites PCa? Current knowledge it is bad for advanced PCa. > Or maybe Fish oil protects against PCa? > > Diet restriction possibly works by lowering nutrition to cancer, but that doesn't cause apoptosis.