Curing Prostate Cancer , Enough with Vegetables and Fruit ?
Charles Trevino ( 65 ) , was first diagnosed with prostate cancer early last year after a routine medical tests . Despite the fact that prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men , treatment for this disease , such as surgery or radiation , often with devastating side effects .
" Maybe I will suffer from erectile dysfunction , and I would probably have to wear a diaper for a while, because I would have urinary problems , " said Trevino from South Pasadena , California , are like Fox News reported on Wednesday ( 11/12/2013 ) .
Looking for alternative medicine , Trevino was referred to Dr. Hyung Lae Kim , co - medical director of urologic oncology program at the Samuel Oschin Cedars Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Institute in Los Angeles .
After meeting with several specialists , Trevino sat down with Kim to discuss the options . Along with surgery and radiation , Kim showed Trevino to join one of several clinical trials with prostate cancer , including the study of food .
Once enrolled 200 patients nationwide since its launch in 2011 , the study focused on one simple goal that men in the early stages of prostate cancer to increase the intake of fruit and vegetables . Participants receive nutrition counseling approach when performing ' active surveillance ' to monitor their disease with the hope that healthy eating will help slow the progression of cancer .
Dr. Kim said that the study has not been proven , but he has to do , and it is not yet fully validated . But five years ago , approximately 90 percent of prostate cancer patients decreased prostatectomy or radiation treatment to rid yourself of this disease . However , doctors now know that the majority of prostate cancers are very slow perembangannya , and there may not pose a significant threat .
" What we know now is that the vast majority of prostate cancer patients suffering side effects from the treatment . And some of them suffer from erectile dysfunction such as incontinence and quality for many years to come
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