New Study - Supplements don't prevent PC

fyi:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/04/us-prostate-supplements-idUSTRE7437VO20110504

there's a answer to a question that i've never seen asked.

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It's easy to propose that some supplement prevents prostate cancer, but it takes a few years to organize and carry out a randomized double-bind study to prove that it doesn't work. Then you can always propose something else.

I'm organizing a randomized trial of bratwurst to prevent recurrence of post treatment prostate cancer. The control arm is Italian sausage. This is a single blind study--the buns blind the study team, but the subjects will be able to taste what they are eating. Until the results are available, you can log on the my website to buy a variety of health-promoting bratwurst, shipped to you straight from Sheboygan, Wisconsin . . .

But at least they reduce the risk see paragraph 4. Combine more risk reducers into a cocktail of know reducers and even if it slows it down by 10 or 20 yrs many men will never need to require treatment

"Surveys of people who consumed high levels of vitamin E, selenium, or soy through their diets or by supplements found a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, and experiments in laboratory animals also showed a benefit.'

further on it says

"When Fleshner and his colleagues compared the number of cases of cancer in each group, the results were nearly identical. Twenty-six out of every 100 men developed prostate cancer after three years, regardless of whether they took the supplement or the whey-based placebo powder."

So based on their conclusions, 74% of men who did or did not consume these supplements did not develop cancer after 3 years.

So it may indeed help

Hey, Postop, does it have to be Usinger bratwurst?  Or will Johnsonville work as well?  I'm trying to plan my attack. Also, are cheddar brats OK?  That should add some vitamin D.  And then there's the whole question of boiling them in beer.  So many variables.

 

I have read a study that showed that aspirin users had 29% less prostate cancer. (Can irritate stomach and slow blood clotting.)
There have been studies that concluded that pomegranate can delay progression of prostate cancer.
The aspirin and pomegranate look somewhat promising.
On the other hand there was an article that warned that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil might be harmful in regard to prostate cancer.

Post Edited (robertcool) : 5/6/2011 3:38:29 PM (GMT-6)