Had I known I was going to get PC by some kind of test or scan, I would have happily had my prostate removed BEFORE the cancer developed in it to Gleason 4+5, but nobody told me of the possibility or risk as my PSA slowly rose from 1.3 to 4.5, or even after that for 5 years when it dipped slightly below 4. They just kept sticking their finger in my back door and telling me that my prostate was "large but smooth". The ignorance and/or indifference in parts of the medical community is appalling, and it is killing men and subjecting others of us to painful, physically devastating, and in the end, unsuccessful treatments as the cancer spreads, becomes hormone resistant, and eventually kills us. PSA screening accomplishes nothing if the doctors don't ACT in response to a negative trend before it is too late. Love you guys!
Removing the prostate is not a perfect solution. Many time the cancer returns. removing the prostate can have a number of complications: wearing a urine bag, impotence . The PSA is a poor screening test but necessary. You can have a low PSA and have cancer and a high PSA with no cancer.
I discovered my PSA was 17.4 at age 62 in 2020, but biopsy did not find cancer. When my PSA reached 30.4 two years later, MRI located the Stage 3 lesion in my anterior transition zone base which is a rare area to get prostate cancer , and biopsy found grade 6 and 7 in two of the 10 core samples taken. We decided on active surveillance. A year later in March of this year I was having a lot of pain, my PSA was 37.2, MRI determined my lesion was now Stage 5, and PMSA CT scan determined my cancer was still contained in my prostate. I underwent 6 months of hormone therapy along with 28 sessions of external beam radiation therapy of my prostate, seminal vessels, and pelvic lymph nodes. My first survivorship checkup in August showed a PSA of 0.11. Due to the severe hot flashes I am experiencing, hormone therapy ended at 6 months, but I could end up back on it if my PSA rises by my next survivorship checkup coming up in February 2024. I found the hormone therapy to be wicked. But with a 37.2 PSA I was lucky it had not spread into my bones yet.
Hind sight is always 20/20. Many people have high PSA and never have cancer. Mine is high, my brothers is high, no cancer. My dad had advanced prostate cancer and his was removed. 10 years after his was removed his PSA was 20. Lupron put it under 1 but he was old and made him fall apart. I had a fight with his doctor to use that stuff intermittently and had him use 8 to 10 mg of topical progesterone. This put him in remission for 7 years until his passing at 93.
My psa was as high as 7.5. I use dhea and now anastrozole. When I stop for a month its drops by about a point and 1/2. My free testosterone I pushed up to about 20. My brother is athletic and fit. No hormone replacement except now he uses progesterone_and his PSA has been as high has 12. He is 5 years younger. He has had random biopsy which is 12 to 14 needles which was negative. About year later he had a t3 MRI which was negative. I had a t3 MRI it was negative. The T3 mri is better than the random biopsy. Its more accurate.
I had an enlarged prostrate for years. I had been diagnosed had a biopsy , got my prostrate removed, still had a psa number had radiation and hormone therapy. My hormone therapy has stopped my psa is undetectable and my testosterone numbers are going back up. I feel better every day ( less tired) and i am slowly improving my interest in sexual activity I am 3 years out from surgery. Radiation therapy was done less than 6 months after surgery. I think it was well worth it . I had a family history of problems but my dad lived 40 years after his treatments.
It's driving me nuts trying to figure out the best diet. Vegetarian whole food plant based diet or the new trend of Keto that eliminates all sources of sugar and piles on the fat at 80%, meat and some veggies. Wish there was a study that can say which is the best way to stop or control prostate cancer. At 68 my Dr waited till my PSA was a 4.18 before he set me up with the MRI and it came back with PIRADS 5 with a possible bone spread. So here we go on the cancer journey.
Either you go with "vegan" diet (fish can be added) or eating normally as you will. Going with keto or primarily meat based diet will accelerate your prostate cancer or increase your chance of getting it, not to mention a host of other diseases.
Good luck. Gleason 6 is unlikely to spread, so maybe just keep monitoring your PSA and symptoms and relax. Worry and anxiety do more harm than your Gleason 6 .... If things do worsen years down the road, then you can consider more aggressive treatment. But, beware, doctors push ADT CASTRATION by coercion, deception, extortion and intimidation. They obfuscate all the horrific quality of life destroying and life shortening side effects. Without full disclosure, there can be no FREE AND FULLY INFORMED CONSENT. Best of luck
I agreed with this 99% of it. I would strongly suggest to be more specific about life styles that those that are more prone to developing prostate cancer be detailed specifically those that have been diagnosed. The male sperm/semen contains fructose and glucose which cancer needs to survive and spread. Compiled that with a high carbohydrate diet, consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods, a sedentary lifestyle, no or limited exercise, obesity, frequent eating, and so on, would be a recipe for the development of prostate cancer.
@@andrewminjiras5745 Nothing natural is going to hurt us if it is eatable. Anything from minimally to ultra processed increases the chance of getting any kind of cancer because it all ends up as visceral fat and/or making us to become insulin resistant.
I have had a high PSA for 15 years before symptoms finally forced me to get medical attention. Do I regret not seeking help sooner?? Absolutely not. I had 15 years of good life that would have been hell if I had gone to a doctor. I would probably have been coerced into surgical prostatectomy or earlier radiation with cruel and barbaric surgical or ADT CASTRATION with horrific quality of life destroying and life shortening side effects and permanent zero or low testosterone. Treatment has improved over those years, and I have no regrets. .... Doctors need to recognize men's rights to control over their treatments and STOP forcing ADT through coercion, deception, extortion and intimidation without FREE AND FULLY INFORMED CONSENT. MY BODY, MY CHOICE
I worried from my 40's about getting PC . I did read a stat that ~80% of men who reach the age of ~80 have some evidence of PC in their prostate, but will probably die of something else. I'm now 69 y/o and I've stopped worrying about eating something that will cause it. I reckon it's in your DNA if you are destined to get it ...eating a little of what i fancy works for me 🤣
There was an interesting German study that used MRI and PMSA with no biopsy. All (100%) had significant cancer and the prostate was removed. It’s rare in medicine to have 100% accuracy. It was a very small study with only 24 men and 52 lesions. I believe this speaks to some of the comment when men have significant cancer that needs to be removed sooner than later. And isn’t that the goal, to find the significant cancer early and treat it and not treat the insignificant cancer. I also think that biomarkers could also assist as another factor to skip the biopsy and treat, or not treat.
I am super interested in knowing that study, can you provide a link, please? Myself, I have a fast rising PSA level of 22 without symptoms, negative digital exam, negative MRI and PSMA scan results, but my doctor still wanted a biopsy and I agreed with his request after doing my own calculation. My own calculation showed that a combination of MRI and PSMA scans will only have a 90% negative predictive value and a 90% positive predictive value for clinically significant prostate cancer.
@@hn5460 Dr. Mark Emberton, University College London, was talking on the Dr. Geo Espinosa UA-cam podcast about the German study. He said he does have a private practice and does respond to clients. I wont try to characterize his reference to the German as you can get it first hand. It aired 9 days ago on Dr. Espinosa’s channel. Best of luck!
My grandfather died of prostate cancer in 1947. He never ate processed food and worked very hard all his life. He was never exposed to chemicals or even to food additives. I think our medical hounds are barking up the wrong tree maybe...
Gleason 9 PSA 75 47 years old. Went on ADT, dirty carnivore, and had radiation treatment. After 1 year. PSA .5 Just had last ADT shot so will have my own testosterone begin to climb back in another 11 weeks. This will be the real test to see how I respond once I have Test flowing back around in my system. 👀
Sorry to tell you, but if you get your testosterone back in 11 weeks, it will be a miracle. After 18 months or more on ADT SHOTS, 75 PERCENT OF ALL MEN will NOT recover their Testosterone level even after a median time of FIVE YEARS. You have been lied to. Up to twenty percent of older men NEVER RECOVER ABOVE CASTRATE LEVEL.
By itself, by the mechanical mechanism, not a chance. But hypertension is a part of the metabolic disorders and therefore, the answer is YES: having hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia will increase the chance of having cancers in general and having prostate cancer particularly.
IMO, there is nothing called healthy animal products. The ones come from animals raised without hormone and fed with vegetables are a little better than the rest, but not that much. IMO, you can eat as much fish as you like, and a pound of lean meat/chicken a week.
My prostrate gland was surgically in 2018 after biopsy. I started on ADT plus tablets in 2021 after my PSA became 0.2. There was one lymph node involved. Now the latest PSMA test scan found no trace of cancer anywhere in the body. Should I continue my ADT plus tablets or discontinue and start again later?
Oh. The decision on ADT is yours, and yours alone. ...I would never counsel anyone to stop or to refuse ADT. IT should be your decision considering all the horrific side effects and how your body reacts to ADT CASTRATION. Make sure you get full disclosure and be aware that longer term ADT actually reduces overall survival, but that must be balanced with the small increased chance of overall cure. Weigh all the factors, and make the decision that is right for you. Best wishes for both a cute and for good quality of life.
So you can't do anything to prevent PC but you can reduce your risk? Reducing your risk sound a lot like prevention to me. If all men are destined to get PC, no matter what they do, it seems like the recommended course of action should be for all of us to have our prostates removed, before they become cancerous. Also, don't treatments often work better for those who have taken on a healthy lifestyle (vegetarian diet and exercise)?
Your statement is only an assumption. The real problem starts when we test PSA level without any symptom and the follow up biopsy due to a high PSA level showed a Gleason 6 or 3+4 cancer. Irrational thinking will kick in and causes unnecessary treatments that have serious consequences.
You have a way of stating the obvious and making sound like a revelation. Here I'll top you. How about a t3 MRI instead of those crummy random biopsys and the a guided i biopsy f necessary and Gleason score of 6 or better.
Had I known I was going to get PC by some kind of test or scan, I would have happily had my prostate removed BEFORE the cancer developed in it to Gleason 4+5, but nobody told me of the possibility or risk as my PSA slowly rose from 1.3 to 4.5, or even after that for 5 years when it dipped slightly below 4. They just kept sticking their finger in my back door and telling me that my prostate was "large but smooth". The ignorance and/or indifference in parts of the medical community is appalling, and it is killing men and subjecting others of us to painful, physically devastating, and in the end, unsuccessful treatments as the cancer spreads, becomes hormone resistant, and eventually kills us. PSA screening accomplishes nothing if the doctors don't ACT in response to a negative trend before it is too late. Love you guys!
Removing the prostate is not a perfect solution. Many time the cancer returns. removing the prostate can have a number of complications: wearing a urine bag, impotence . The PSA is a poor screening test but necessary. You can have a low PSA and have cancer and a high PSA with no cancer.
I discovered my PSA was 17.4 at age 62 in 2020, but biopsy did not find cancer. When my PSA reached 30.4 two years later, MRI located the Stage 3 lesion in my anterior transition zone base which is a rare area to get prostate cancer , and biopsy found grade 6 and 7 in two of the 10 core samples taken. We decided on active surveillance. A year later in March of this year I was having a lot of pain, my PSA was 37.2, MRI determined my lesion was now Stage 5, and PMSA CT scan determined my cancer was still contained in my prostate. I underwent 6 months of hormone therapy along with 28 sessions of external beam radiation therapy of my prostate, seminal vessels, and pelvic lymph nodes. My first survivorship checkup in August showed a PSA of 0.11. Due to the severe hot flashes I am experiencing, hormone therapy ended at 6 months, but I could end up back on it if my PSA rises by my next survivorship checkup coming up in February 2024. I found the hormone therapy to be wicked. But with a 37.2 PSA I was lucky it had not spread into my bones yet.
Hind sight is always 20/20. Many people have high PSA and never have cancer. Mine is high, my brothers is high, no cancer. My dad had advanced prostate cancer and his was removed. 10 years after his was removed his PSA was 20. Lupron put it under 1 but he was old and made him fall apart. I had a fight with his doctor to use that stuff intermittently and had him use 8 to 10 mg of topical progesterone. This put him in remission for 7 years until his passing at 93.
@@jimmiers8218 May I ask how high were the PSA levels of yours and your bothers'?
My psa was as high as 7.5. I use dhea and now anastrozole. When I stop for a month its drops by about a point and 1/2. My free testosterone I pushed up to about 20. My brother is athletic and fit. No hormone replacement except now he uses progesterone_and his PSA has been as high has 12. He is 5 years younger. He has had random biopsy which is 12 to 14 needles which was negative. About year later he had a t3 MRI which was negative. I had a t3 MRI it was negative. The T3 mri is better than the random biopsy. Its more accurate.
I had an enlarged prostrate for years. I had been diagnosed had a biopsy , got my prostrate removed, still had a psa number had radiation and hormone therapy. My hormone therapy has stopped my psa is undetectable and my testosterone numbers are going back up. I feel better every day ( less tired) and i am slowly improving my interest in sexual activity I am 3 years out from surgery. Radiation therapy was done less than 6 months after surgery. I think it was well worth it . I had a family history of problems but my dad lived 40 years after his treatments.
It's driving me nuts trying to figure out the best diet. Vegetarian whole food plant based diet or the new trend of Keto that eliminates all sources of sugar and piles on the fat at 80%, meat and some veggies. Wish there was a study that can say which is the best way to stop or control prostate cancer.
At 68 my Dr waited till my PSA was a 4.18 before he set me up with the MRI and it came back with PIRADS 5 with a possible bone spread. So here we go on the cancer journey.
I thought Dr. Scholz was pretty clear that a vegetarian diet is superior to an animal-based diet.
Makes not one bit of difference diet or otherwise just enjoy your life and eat sensibly. about me 12 years with stage 3/4 pc
@@sherwinmoscow9455 there are videos with people who eat only meat and beat cancer
Either you go with "vegan" diet (fish can be added) or eating normally as you will. Going with keto or primarily meat based diet will accelerate your prostate cancer or increase your chance of getting it, not to mention a host of other diseases.
@@hn5460 point me to real research on the subject, will gladly read it
I'm in Ireland and really appreciate your videos - just diagnosed gleason 6 @ 55 years & this is very informative & reassuring
Good luck. Gleason 6 is unlikely to spread, so maybe just keep monitoring your PSA and symptoms and relax. Worry and anxiety do more harm than your Gleason 6
.... If things do worsen years down the road, then you can consider more aggressive treatment.
But, beware, doctors push ADT CASTRATION by coercion, deception, extortion and intimidation. They obfuscate all the horrific quality of life destroying and life shortening side effects.
Without full disclosure, there can be no FREE AND FULLY INFORMED CONSENT.
Best of luck
I love the tie.
The other difference is many food ingredients in the west are banned in other countries. Eat whole, unprocessed foods.
This guy has the best ties!
Hahah...agreed !!!
high quality information as usual , thankyou to the team
There is a paper on the NIH speaking about Melatonin and PC. June 2023.
I agreed with this 99% of it. I would strongly suggest to be more specific about life styles that those that are more prone to developing prostate cancer be detailed specifically those that have been diagnosed. The male sperm/semen contains fructose and glucose which cancer needs to survive and spread. Compiled that with a high carbohydrate diet, consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods, a sedentary lifestyle, no or limited exercise, obesity, frequent eating, and so on, would be a recipe for the development of prostate cancer.
How much protein do you think is acceptable? Perhaps limit protein to organic Turkey, fish & a little yogurt. What do you think.
@@andrewminjiras5745 Nothing natural is going to hurt us if it is eatable. Anything from minimally to ultra processed increases the chance of getting any kind of cancer because it all ends up as visceral fat and/or making us to become insulin resistant.
What about lifestyle practices to reduce the risk of recurrence after treatment?
Yes, there are studies confirmed that an active lifestyle reduce risk of PCa recurrence and that is totally understandable.
I have had a high PSA for 15 years before symptoms finally forced me to get medical attention.
Do I regret not seeking help sooner??
Absolutely not. I had 15 years of good life that would have been hell if I had gone to a doctor. I would probably have been coerced into surgical prostatectomy or earlier radiation with cruel and barbaric surgical or ADT CASTRATION with horrific quality of life destroying and life shortening side effects and permanent zero or low testosterone.
Treatment has improved over those years, and I have no regrets.
.... Doctors need to recognize men's rights to control over their treatments and STOP forcing ADT through coercion, deception, extortion and intimidation without FREE AND FULLY INFORMED CONSENT.
MY BODY, MY CHOICE
I worried from my 40's about getting PC . I did read a stat that ~80% of men who reach the age of ~80 have some evidence of PC in their prostate, but will probably die of something else. I'm now 69 y/o and I've stopped worrying about eating something that will cause it. I reckon it's in your DNA if you are destined to get it ...eating a little of what i fancy works for me 🤣
INGENIOUS. DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED BY CANCER INDUSTRY
There was an interesting German study that used MRI and PMSA with no biopsy. All (100%) had significant cancer and the prostate was removed. It’s rare in medicine to have 100% accuracy. It was a very small study with only 24 men and 52 lesions. I believe this speaks to some of the comment when men have significant cancer that needs to be removed sooner than later. And isn’t that the goal, to find the significant cancer early and treat it and not treat the insignificant cancer. I also think that biomarkers could also assist as another factor to skip the biopsy and treat, or not treat.
I am super interested in knowing that study, can you provide a link, please?
Myself, I have a fast rising PSA level of 22 without symptoms, negative digital exam, negative MRI and PSMA scan results, but my doctor still wanted a biopsy and I agreed with his request after doing my own calculation. My own calculation showed that a combination of MRI and PSMA scans will only have a 90% negative predictive value and a 90% positive predictive value for clinically significant prostate cancer.
@@hn5460 Dr. Mark Emberton, University College London, was talking on the Dr. Geo Espinosa UA-cam podcast about the German study. He said he does have a private practice and does respond to clients. I wont try to characterize his reference to the German as you can get it first hand. It aired 9 days ago on Dr. Espinosa’s channel. Best of luck!
@@MM-sf3rl Thank you, MM.
@@hn5460👍
I was diagnosed with PC 8 years ago and my PSA has always been under 1…so I wonder how much animal protein, if any, is safe to consume.
MINIMUM RED MEAT. JUST FISH AND CHICKEN
My grandfather died of prostate cancer in 1947.
He never ate processed food and worked very hard all his life. He was never exposed to chemicals or even to food additives.
I think our medical hounds are barking up the wrong tree maybe...
Gleason 9
PSA 75
47 years old.
Went on ADT, dirty carnivore, and had radiation treatment.
After 1 year.
PSA .5
Just had last ADT shot so will have my own testosterone begin to climb back in another 11 weeks.
This will be the real test to see how I respond once I have Test flowing back around in my system. 👀
Yep veganism is not going to help avoid cancer
Sorry to tell you, but if you get your testosterone back in 11 weeks, it will be a miracle.
After 18 months or more on ADT SHOTS, 75 PERCENT OF ALL MEN will NOT recover their Testosterone level even after a median time of FIVE YEARS.
You have been lied to. Up to twenty percent of older men NEVER RECOVER ABOVE CASTRATE LEVEL.
Best of luck. It sucks to have to fight PC at your age, but the treatments are good and getting better every day!
@@edg531 True Story!
Does hypertension increase the risk of prostate cancer
By itself, by the mechanical mechanism, not a chance. But hypertension is a part of the metabolic disorders and therefore, the answer is YES: having hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia will increase the chance of having cancers in general and having prostate cancer particularly.
YES
Does it risk if i have prostate in large to eat animal products?
JUST FISH AND CHICKEN
A paper on the JCEM stated that 4,000 iu D3/day resulted in fewer positive biopsy cores. Skin tone matters.
How often should I use healthy animal products per week
IMO, there is nothing called healthy animal products. The ones come from animals raised without hormone and fed with vegetables are a little better than the rest, but not that much.
IMO, you can eat as much fish as you like, and a pound of lean meat/chicken a week.
Great question…I wish there were some guidelines to follow.
My prostrate gland was surgically in 2018 after biopsy. I started on ADT plus tablets in 2021 after my PSA became 0.2. There was one lymph node involved. Now the latest PSMA test scan found no trace of cancer anywhere in the body. Should I continue my ADT plus tablets or discontinue and start again later?
STOP. DO INTERMITTENTLY . AS NEEDED. ADT ARE DEADLY
Oh. The decision on ADT is yours, and yours alone.
...I would never counsel anyone to stop or to refuse ADT. IT should be your decision considering all the horrific side effects and how your body reacts to ADT CASTRATION.
Make sure you get full disclosure and be aware that longer term ADT actually reduces overall survival, but that must be balanced with the small increased chance of overall cure. Weigh all the factors, and make the decision that is right for you.
Best wishes for both a cute and for good quality of life.
So you can't do anything to prevent PC but you can reduce your risk? Reducing your risk sound a lot like prevention to me. If all men are destined to get PC, no matter what they do, it seems like the recommended course of action should be for all of us to have our prostates removed, before they become cancerous. Also, don't treatments often work better for those who have taken on a healthy lifestyle (vegetarian diet and exercise)?
SHUN JUNK FOOD
Would a 90% vegetarian diet be helpful…and perhaps 10% of animal products like turkey or yogurt.
YES
DNA -nothing you can do .
I disagree, caught it as soon as possible, if I had waited I would have bone cancer
It depends on the gleason score...If your cancer is aggressive the sooner the better.
Your statement is only an assumption. The real problem starts when we test PSA level without any symptom and the follow up biopsy due to a high PSA level showed a Gleason 6 or 3+4 cancer. Irrational thinking will kick in and causes unnecessary treatments that have serious consequences.
You have a way of stating the obvious and making sound like a revelation. Here I'll top you. How about a t3 MRI instead of those crummy random biopsys and the a guided i biopsy f necessary and Gleason score of 6
or better.
@@jimmiers8218 psa 3.9 Gleason 9
I agree if you can get biopsy early you can know 4:33 4:33 4:34 4:34 4:35 4:35 4:36