The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan: The Powerful Foods, Supplements, and Drugs That Could Save Your Life

Prostate cancer kills 37,000 men each year. Could it happen to you? New research shows that up to 25 percent of men in their thirties have microscopic, latent cancer. By their fifties, the figure is up to 40 percent. In some men, these cancers remain dormant; in others, they become clinically significant tumors. At present, nothing can stop these latent cancers from forming, but many top researchers believe their transition into tumors may be delayed or even prevented. Here, Dr. Arnot tells us what foods can have a profound influence on that process, and how we can use them as part of a sensible and delicious eating program.

Arnot calls breast cancer and prostate cancer (PCa) brother-and-sister diseases. Following the success of his The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet (LJ 10/15/98), he presents his thesis that PCa is just one of a package of diseases for which we put ourselves at risk by consuming the "Western diet," characterized by high amounts of animal fats, refined flours, and sugars and little fiber and whole foods such as fruits and vegetables. In lay reader's language, Arnot explains the elements of nutritional therapy for men so that they can protect themselves against PCa. Readers are told what to eat and what not to eat, and recipes are included. In addition to diet, Arnot emphasizes healthy lifestyle habits for combating stress and discusses alternative medicine approaches to PCa. With its emphasis on staying healthy, this reference should appeal to a wide readership, especially in the light of New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani's recent cancer diagnosis.
James Swanton, Harlem Hosp. Lib., New York
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