Overview
What is prostate cancer?
What are the main signs and symptoms of prostate cancer?
How is prostate cancer diagnosed?
What are some of the main medical treatments for prostate cancer?
Have any supplements been studied for prostate cancer?
How could diet affect prostate cancer?
Are there any other treatments for prostate cancer?
What causes prostate cancer?
Examine Database: Prostate Cancer
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Does supplementing with isoflavones improve prostate cancer outcomes?
In this meta-analysis of 9 randomized controlled trials in 420 men with prostate cancer or elevated prostate cancer risk, supplementing with flavonoids was associated with improvements in some clinical outcomes.
Is calcium intake a risk factor for prostate cancer?
Greater carotenoid intake and status are associated with reduced cancer risk
Lowering the omega-6-to-omega-3 ratio to improve prostate cancer
Ultraprocessed food consumption and prostate cancer risk
Frequently asked questions
Is PSA a good marker of prostate cancer risk?
What do the main medical treatments for prostate cancer entail?
Does BPH cause prostate cancer?
References
Examine Database References
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- Prostate Cancer Risk - Pantuck AJ, Leppert JT, Zomorodian N, Aronson W, Hong J, Barnard RJ, Seeram N, Liker H, Wang H, Elashoff R, Heber D, Aviram M, Ignarro L, Belldegrun APhase II study of pomegranate juice for men with rising prostate-specific antigen following surgery or radiation for prostate cancerClin Cancer Res.(2006 Jul 1)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Heinonen OP, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Taylor PR, Huttunen JK, Hartman AM, Haapakoski J, Malila N, Rautalahti M, Ripatti S, Mäenpää H, Teerenhovi L, Koss L, Virolainen M, Edwards BKProstate cancer and supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene: incidence and mortality in a controlled trialJ Natl Cancer Inst.(1998 Mar 18)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Lippman SM, Klein EA, Goodman PJ, Lucia MS, Thompson IM, Ford LG, Parnes HL, Minasian LM, Gaziano JM, Hartline JA, Parsons JK, Bearden JD 3rd, Crawford ED, Goodman GE, Claudio J, Winquist E, Cook ED, Karp DD, Walther P, Lieber MM, Kristal AR, Darke AK, Arnold KB, Ganz PA, Santella RM, Albanes D, Taylor PR, Probstfield JL, Jagpal TJ, Crowley JJ, Meyskens FL Jr, Baker LH, Coltman CA JrEffect of selenium and vitamin E on risk of prostate cancer and other cancers: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)JAMA.(2009 Jan 7)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Klein EA, Thompson IM Jr, Tangen CM, Crowley JJ, Lucia MS, Goodman PJ, Minasian LM, Ford LG, Parnes HL, Gaziano JM, Karp DD, Lieber MM, Walther PJ, Klotz L, Parsons JK, Chin JL, Darke AK, Lippman SM, Goodman GE, Meyskens FL Jr, Baker LHVitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)JAMA.(2011 Oct 12)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Choi YH, Han DH, Kim SW, Kim MJ, Sung HH, Jeon HG, Jeong BC, Seo SI, Jeon SS, Lee HM, Choi HYA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the role of curcumin in prostate cancer patients with intermittent androgen deprivationProstate.(2019 May)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Hurst R, Hooper L, Norat T, Lau R, Aune D, Greenwood DC, Vieira R, Collings R, Harvey LJ, Sterne JA, Beynon R, Savovic J, Fairweather-Tait SJSelenium and prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysisAm J Clin Nutr.(2012 May 30)
- Prostate Cancer Risk - Azis A, Islam AA, Rasyid H, Hakim L, Bakri S, Bukhari A, Zainuddin AAThe effect of flavonoid and subclasses supplementation on prostate specific antigen, hormonal parameters and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Arch Ital Urol Androl.(2025 Apr 17)
- Prostate Specific Antigen - Ya-Feng Yang, Preety Babychen Mattamel, Tanya Joseph, Jian Huang, Qian Chen, Babatunde O Akinwunmi, Casper J P Zhang, Wai-Kit MingEfficacy of Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet as an Adjuvant Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsNutrients.(2021 Apr 21)
- High-density lipoprotein (HDL) - Amanollahi A, Khazdouz M, Malekahmadi M, Klement RJ, Lee D, Khodabakhshi AEffect of Ketogenic Diets on Cardio-Metabolic Outcomes in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials.Nutr Cancer.(2023)
- Weight - Marzieh Taftian, Sara Beigrezaei, Vahid Arabi, Amin Salehi-AbargoueiThe Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Weight Loss in Adult Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical TrialsNutr Cancer.(2022 Feb 7)
- Prostate Specific Antigen - lker Durak, PhD, Erdal Yılmaz, MD, Erdinç Devrim, MD, Hakkı Perk, MD, Murat Kaçmaz, MDConsumption of aqueous garlic extract leads to significant improvement in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancerNutrition Research.()
- Muscle Mass - Fairman CM, Kendall KL, Newton RU, Hart NH, Taaffe DR, Lopez P, Chee R, Tang CI, Galvão DACreatine supplementation does not add to resistance training effects in prostate cancer patients under androgen deprivation therapy: A double-blind randomized trial.J Sci Med Sport.(2024 Sep 14)