Going veggo linked to slower prostate cancer progression

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In a study on over 2000 men with prostate cancer, those who ate loads of plant foods or went vegetarian had a lower risk of their cancer progressing, compared with those in the study eating the fewest plant foods. While this kind of study cannot prove the vegetables, fruits and whole grains were directly affecting the progression of the disease, the multitudes of other benefits of a plant-based diet might mean men with prostate cancer should consider swapping out the meat for some more leaves, say the researchers.

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Organisation/s: University of California, San Francisco, USA

Funder: Dr Graff is supported by a Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Dr Loeb is supported by the New York State Department of Health, and by Tricia and Michael Berns. Dr Chan is supported by the Steven & Christine Burd Safeway Distinguished Professorship. Dr Kenfield is supported by the Helen Diller Family Chair in Population Science for Urologic Cancer. The Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor (CaPSURE) has been supported by grants from the Department of Defense (grant No. W81XWH-13-2-0074 and W81XWH-04-1-0850), Prostate Cancer Foundation, TAP Pharmaceuticals, National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support (grant No. P30 CA 82103-18), and the Goldberg Benioff Program in Translational Cancer Biology.

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