METHODS: Review of major case-control and cohort studies, and experimental trials evaluating the effect of diet or dietary constituents on the risk of prostate cancer.
RESULTS: Although non-experimental studies have suggested several dimensions of diet and several dietary components as related to risk and outcome of prostate cancer, the results of these studies are inconsistent. There is limited evidence that a diet that emphasizes plant products is associated with diminished risk of prostate cancer and of aggressive prostate cancer.
CONCLUSION: The non-experimental epidemiologic evidence that has now accrued justifies trials of dietary intervention for those at elevated risk of prostate cancer.
Written by:
Marshall JR. Are you the author?
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
Reference: World J Urol. 2012 Jan 17. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1007/s00345-011-0810-0
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22249340
UroToday.com Prostate Cancer Section
