A plant-based diet could be helpful with prostate cancer.
A new study claims a plant-based diet can reduce both the progression of prostate cancer and the likelihood that it will return.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the study showed that men with prostate cancer who reported diets containing the highest amounts of plants had a 52% lower risk of disease progression and a 53% lower risk of recurrence compared with those whose diets had the lowest amounts of plants.
The results improved even more among men who exercised.
"Among those with a brisk/fast walking pace, men [who reported diets containing the highest amounts of plants] had a 56% lower risk of prostate cancer progression, and a 59% decrease in risk of prostate cancer recurrence," the study noted.
For the study, researchers examined 2038 men diagnosed with prostate cancer who had completed a food frequency questionnaire a median of 31.5 months post-diagnosis. At the end of the study period seven years later, the researchers found that the disease advanced in 204 of the patients -- and that there was a notable decrease in the risk of the cancer growing or returning among those who reported eating plant-based diets.
"This study indicates that plant-based dietary patterns are associated with lower risk of prostate cancer progression and recurrence, particularly among older men and those who reported a higher intensity walking pace," researchers noted.
The study suggests that men who survive prostate cancer should be recommended plant-based diets and exercise counseling to improve clinical outcomes following diagnosis.
After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer in men. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 man in 8 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. About 6 cases in 10 are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older, and it is rare in men under 40. The average age of men when they are first diagnosed is about 66.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer. About 1 man in 41 will die of prostate cancer, according to the ACS.
While it can be a serious disease, the ACS notes that most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from it. In fact, more than 3.1 million men in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.
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