The only long term effect of herbal remedies is an increase in the number of
cancer cells in your prostate and eventually mets to surrounding areas.
Tomatoes, wine, etc. might help *prevent* cancer from starting, but will do
nothing to remove whatever ccancer yo already have.
While you are watching and waiting, I would suggest you investigate methods
of treatment which will kill the beast.
George
Age - 69
8/12/02 - PSA 3.7
10/13/03 - PSA 4.69
11/11/03 - PSA 4.8
11/18/03 - Biopsy - 10 cores
one core-25% of core-Gleason 4+4=8
all other cores benign tissue
12/10/03 - Consult - Oncologist MD
12/16/03 - Consult - Radiation Oncologist
Treatment Plan - Northeast Ga Cancer Center
HT - started 12/17/03 - Eulixen & Lupron (2nd 4 mo Lupron-4/26)
2/10/04 - Started - Flowmax and Megastrol
Radiation - IMRT to begin 3/30/04 - 42 treatments - Completed 6/8/04
8/30/04 - 1 yr Viadur Implant instead of 4mo Lupron

I participated in a study where I had the RRP last year.  They had me
taking 30 grams of ground flax seed per day (about 3 tablespoons).  Do
some Google searches to find out more.  There apparently was some
research done that showed that something in the ground flax seed
slowed the growth of the prostate cancer.  I remember the term "ligen"
associated with this, and that the ground flax seed was necessary, not
just the flax seed oil pills because they lacked some of the
ingredients that they thought affected the cancer growth.  Memory is
foggy on this now, sorry.  

One thing if you do try the ground flax seed.  Two things...
One is that it has a short shelf life.  Be careful where you buy it.
Buying it on the net may not be a good idea because you have no way of
knowing how long it has been setting around.  And two, drink a lot if
you take this stuff.  It will turn to concrete in your body if you do
not drink enough fluids.  No joke there.

Good luck.

Thank you.
David S.

There is nothing taken orally that cures Prostate Cancer.  There are some
foods and vitamins that seem to have a postive effect on prostate cancer
cells but their effect range from partial to possible.  Red wine, especially
one high in a certain protein, may help.  Tomatoes, especially stewed or
cooked, probably help.  Sellennium, Green Tea, Vitamin E, et al. all fall
into the spectrum somewhere.

Cruciferous vegies......May be an important aspect in the fight to prevent
prostate cancer.  Once you have cancer, it may not stop it.
Keep track of your PSA and see a good urologist.
Get a biopsy if at all suspicious.
John Loomis

I been doing a fare amount of reading to see what can be done to keep you
from getting prostate cancer.  I'm concerned about both my boys, since both
my brohter & I have/had it.  It seems an Asian type of a diet may prevent
it - high in fish and soy products,  low in fats.  However, I don't know how
that would impact you once you already have the cancer.

Sandy K.

No dietary or herbal alternatives have been shown effective in any clinical
trials. But cooked tomato products, acidifying the lymphatic system with a
little extra calcium intake, and cutting WAY back on saturated animal fats
are folk remedies that should do no harm (unless the calcium is overdone).

The wait and watch aproach is now widely condemned except in specific cases,
mostly in people with short life expectation (maybe <a decade, maybe < 15
years). Are you in that category?

I.P.

Then again Keith, if you have going to bet yer life on the above
you might as well try Boddingtons and Walkers crips, grin.

Vitamins ??? someone say vitamins, now with my serious hat on here's
the latest.

Vitamin C certainly works ! cancer cells seem to THRIVE on it, yea,
really,
stay away from dosing yourself up on vitamin C, I'd much rather pop a
couple of Celebrex each day, worked for me, {at least pre Cryo}.

Feel free to give me a call Keith, drop me an e-mail first though so
that I'm sure to be home.

Canada Bob {aka Wigan Bob, now that I'm back in Old Blighty}.

robert01942@hotmail.com

If you look at past postings in this newsgroup, I think you will find:
(1) no drug treatment is considered a long-term curative, only
pallative. (2)long-term cure is based on destruction of the prostate
before the cancer has spread by surgical removal, radiation, freezing,
or high-intensity sound. There are many variables to consider, but
watchful waiting should only be chosen if you are old enough that
something else is likely to kill you before prostate cancer does.
Don't be lulled into waiting too long to choose a curative option if
you are able to.

check out cancertutor.com

Keith,

One of the things I always like to say to people doing
watchful waiting is, Make sure you're watching, and not
just waiting.  If the PSA starts accellerating upward, you
want to know about it at an early stage of the accelleration,
not after it's gotten out of control.

How often is your doctor prescribing PSA tests?

Thanks,

   Alan

  Nothing works for removing cancer of the prostate other than removing it,
killing the prostate tissue, or starving it. NOTHING.....