| American Cancer Society states that one out of | | | | metastases in 8 years frame from the initial PSA |
| three new cancer diagnoses in men are prostate | | | | elevation and half of them will die 5 years later |
| cancer. In 2007, 220 000 people were diagnosed | | | | after the development of the metastases. |
| with prostate cancer and it is estimated that over | | | | Patients who have undergone primary cancer |
| 30 000 deaths occurred from that disease. | | | | treatments with curative intent with biochemical |
| Prostate cancer is the number one killer for men | | | | recurrence have limited treatment options. One |
| over 85 years in age. An average of 1 out of 6 | | | | option is hormone therapy. However hormonal |
| men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during | | | | ablation is associated with poor health and effect |
| their lifetime and an average of 1 out of 35 men | | | | on quality of life, including fatigue, hot flashes, loss |
| will die. A five year survival rate for prostate | | | | of libido, decreased muscular mass and |
| cancer has increased from 67% in the 70's to | | | | osteoporosis (bone mass loss). While hormone |
| 92% in the 90's. However, despite the survival | | | | therapy can prolongs a relapse, prostate cancer is |
| rate, prostate cancer remains the second most | | | | known to become hormone independent and the |
| cause of cancer death in men, following lung | | | | therapy does not work. Strategies to delay clinical |
| cancer. In the United State alone, prostate cancer | | | | prostate cancer progression and prolong the |
| account for 11% of all cancer deaths. | | | | interval from treatment failure to hormonal |
| The majority of all prostate cancer diagnosis' are | | | | ablation would be desirable. |
| discovered with a PSA test. PSA stand for | | | | The good news is epidemiologic studies and basic |
| prostate specific antigen which are present in | | | | science evidence suggest strongly that diet and |
| your blood stream where the cancer cells are | | | | plant-derived phytochemical may play an |
| growing. The primary treatment of prostate | | | | important role in prostate prevention or |
| cancer for most patients consists of surgery or | | | | treatment. African American men have the |
| radiation therapy. Although these operations are | | | | highest rate of prostate cancer in the world, |
| adequate for permanent disease control in many | | | | whereas Japanese and Chinese living in their |
| patients, a significant number of people will relapse | | | | country that eat a low-fat and high-fibre food, |
| and develop metastases especially if the disease | | | | including soybean and green tea phytochemical, |
| is treated too late. Radical prostatectomy | | | | have the lowest rate. Studies suggest that |
| (prostate removal) is the most common used | | | | consumption of a rich phytochemical diet that |
| therapy to cure prostate cancer. However, 1/3 | | | | includes fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of |
| patients will develop a biochemical recurrence. | | | | cancer. Fresh and processed foods containing high |
| Biochemical recurrence happens when | | | | levels of a diverse range of phytochemical type |
| prostate-specific antigen (PSA) rises in the blood | | | | like polyphenol, anthocyanins and flavonoids make |
| level. From these patients a third will develop | | | | a large proportion. |