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Has anyone read Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health: From Conventional to Holistic Therapies, or know of him. He cites studies on diet and supplements, in addition to a primer on PCa. He is at Columbia University, where he did a study on Zyflamend...
What are we eating? How much impact can diet have on Prostate Cancer?
Men who choose not to have immediate conventional treatment have very few forums to discuss their minority position, known as Active Surveillance or Watchful Waiting. This can be the forum they are looking for
A place to discuss the pros and cons of the different approaches to dealing with low risk prostate cancer
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 5:19pm on August 5, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Hi Charles. Are you newly diagnosed or an "old hand?"
If you are newly diagnosed, it would help us to help you if you could add all of the following into your Profile above under the "About Me" heading:
-- Your age
-- Your PSA at diagnosis
-- Your Gleason score on biopsy (e.g., 3 + 3 = 6) and any other relevant information from your biopsy results (assuming you got the pathology report)
-- How many biopsy cores were positive and how many were taken in total
--Any other relevant info regarding the state of your health (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, the ability to run 3 consecutive marathons without breaking a sweat, etc.)
If you have specific questions, just fire away.
Mike
- At 10:16pm on August 4, 2009,
Charles (Chuck) Maack said…
- Welcome aboard, Charles (or do you, like I, go by "Chuck?"
I just learned from Dr. K. that you have the distinction of being the one-thousanth person to join this very special group. I have no idea what number I came in with, but I've enjoyed being here ever since. More than just a "social" network; more like a "family" network.
- At 9:32pm on August 4, 2009,
Arnon Krongrad, MD said…
- Charles,
Welcome.
You have the symbolic importance of being this social network's 1,000th member. Pretty Cool!
Please look around. Consider joining groups. And let me know if you need anything at all. And if you add information about your situation, you'll probably find that you get more specific and frequent feedback. You can add detail on your My Page profile.
Arnon
- At 6:58pm on August 4, 2009,
George A. Brown said…
- Charles Welcome to the site. Glad you found us, welcome aboard. Lots of info friends, and support here. Maybe you could add some detail stats about your PCa so we may inter act with you. Click on my picture and see what I have added. George
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I was diagnosed in Dec 2008 at age 58. PSA 3.8 prompted urologic consult. Retested, PSA was 6.7 (different method, but still quite a jump). Biopsy showed 1 core of 10 positive with 30% Gleason 3+3 = 6. DRE normal. Second opinion on slides by OURLab, , GS 6, but the 1 positive core 40%. Prostate size 34 grams.
My urologist said I was in a gray area – on the young side for AS, but could not recommend treatment as superior based on statistics. He said his study showed that there was an 80% chance I would die of something else, and his feeling that would be 90% today. Here’s the study: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/293/17/2095
So I’ve been on AS taking PSAs every 4 months. Since that time, it has been hanging around 5.0.
I took a color Doppler in May. Traditional MDs say it has no value. According to the dr., it showed the same small thing going on. Also had an MRI that showed no extracapsular disease.
There is a lot of reports coming out on diet and cancer, and diet and prostate. I am working with an ND. But I would like to find a urologist with an interest in complementary medicine. For example, I’m considering Aaron Katz at Columbia Med Center in NY. But I would like to find someone closer. I keep searching the web for complementary interested urologists listings, but have not found any. Anyone know of good urologist in central Connecticut?
I’ve been interested in the work of Otto Warburg, Dr. Joanna Budwig, and Dr. Simoncini.
http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/ In today’s NYTimes, James Watson, one of the discoverers of the double-helix DNA structure, cites Warburg’s work. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/opinion/06watson.html?adxnnl=1&ref=opinion&adxnnlx=1249574427-CT79zsT/kX2MTlAY7V1eKQ
Personal information: I was a teacher of math and science for 12 years, then went into institutional fixed-income investments, eventually managing bond portfolio, with emphasis on mortgage- and asset-backed securities. I was very selective in sub-prime mortgages, and refused to buy CBOs, considering them misunderstood by most players. After 20 years, I retired in 2005 to move to my next career (just in time!). Currently, Program Coordinator of Masters of Arts program in Conscious Evolution: Personal and Planetary Transformation, and pursuing doctorate in Transformative Studies at CIIS.edu.
Thank you for the warm welcome to this group, and I am proud to be the 1,000th member!
My urologist said I was in a gray area – on the young side for AS, but could not recommend treatment as superior based on statistics. He said his study showed that there was an 80% chance I would die of something else, and his feeling that would be 90% today. Here’s the study: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/293/17/2095
So I’ve been on AS taking PSAs every 4 months. Since that time, it has been hanging around 5.0.
I took a color Doppler in May. Traditional MDs say it has no value. According to the dr., it showed the same small thing going on. Also had an MRI that showed no extracapsular disease.
There is a lot of reports coming out on diet and cancer, and diet and prostate. I am working with an ND. But I would like to find a urologist with an interest in complementary medicine. For example, I’m considering Aaron Katz at Columbia Med Center in NY. But I would like to find someone closer. I keep searching the web for complementary interested urologists listings, but have not found any. Anyone know of good urologist in central Connecticut?
I’ve been interested in the work of Otto Warburg, Dr. Joanna Budwig, and Dr. Simoncini.
http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/ In today’s NYTimes, James Watson, one of the discoverers of the double-helix DNA structure, cites Warburg’s work. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/opinion/06watson.html?adxnnl=1&ref=opinion&adxnnlx=1249574427-CT79zsT/kX2MTlAY7V1eKQ
Personal information: I was a teacher of math and science for 12 years, then went into institutional fixed-income investments, eventually managing bond portfolio, with emphasis on mortgage- and asset-backed securities. I was very selective in sub-prime mortgages, and refused to buy CBOs, considering them misunderstood by most players. After 20 years, I retired in 2005 to move to my next career (just in time!). Currently, Program Coordinator of Masters of Arts program in Conscious Evolution: Personal and Planetary Transformation, and pursuing doctorate in Transformative Studies at CIIS.edu.
Thank you for the warm welcome to this group, and I am proud to be the 1,000th member!
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