Trial of Vegan Diet in Prostate Cancer.Readers of Vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an) 1. one who practices vegetarianism. 2. pertaining to vegetarianism. veg·e·tar·i·an n. One who practices vegetarianism. Journal may be familiar with Dr. Dean Ornish's work with near-vegan diets for the treatment of heart disease. Dr. Ornish is now conducting a study on diet in prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . As he and co-workers report in the journal Urology urology Medical specialty dealing with the urinary system and male reproductive organs. It traces its origin to medieval lithologists, itinerant healers who specialized in surgical removal of bladder stones. , their subjects are 93 men with prostate cancer who have chosen "watchful waiting watchful waiting Expectant management, observation, surveillance-only management Clinical decision-making A stance in which a condition is closely monitored, but treatment withheld until Sx appear or change; WW " over surgery or other treatment. The men have been divided into two groups. One group, the control group, is to continue with their usual diet and lifestyle. The second group is supposed to eat a lowfat, soy-supplemented vegan diet vegan diet (vē´g  n),n the strictest form of vegetarian diet, which prohibits the consumption of all animal products, including , participate in a stress management program, and exercise regularly. Results of this study are not yet available, although Dr. Ornish does report that compliance is very good and no deaths or other significant problems have been seen in either group. We'll keep an eye on this study and let you know the results. Ornish DM, Lee KL, Fair WR, et al. 2001. Dietary trial in prostate cancer: Early experience and implications for clinical trial design. Urology 57 (Suppl 1): 200-201. |
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