Supplement May Slow Marker of Prostate Cancer
(NY, Reuters Health, 2/4/05)

Dr. Ries Kranse, of Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and team, gave 37 prostate cancer patients a mixture of dietary supplements (including antioxidants and phytoestrogens) for 6 weeks and a placebo for another 6 weeks. The investigators found that when the subjects were taking the supplements, they tended to experience a slowdown or decrease in their levels of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which is a biomarker for the cancer. Levels of the male sex hormones that can fuel cancer growth dropped as well. These findings suggest that dietary modifications could play an effective role in preventing and treating prostate cancer.

(International Journal of Cancer, February 2005)