Researchers at University of California Los Angeles' Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) found that a healthy lifestyle including a proper diet and exercise routine can help prostate cancer patients lower the risk of developing aggressive tumors.
Recently the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) released a list of lifestyle recommendations linked to a lower risk of developing aggressive tumors among men with prostate cancer. The list includes desirable ranges of body mass index, physical activity, foods of low caloric density, fruit and non-starchy vegetables, salt, legumes, unrefined grains and red meat consumption.
A study conducted by researchers from University of California Los Angeles' Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) found that following even four of the recommendations listed by (WCRF) related to a proper diet and exercising routine can prove to be effective in lowering prostate cancer patients' risk of developing aggressive tumors. However, adhering to less than four of the eight WCRF recommendations can cause a 38% increased risk of aggressive tumors.
"Most men are at risk of prostate cancer, but it is the level of aggressiveness of disease that is most clinically relevant," study researcher Lenore Arab, Ph.D., who is a professor at the university, said in a statement. "These findings suggest that even men with prostate cancer can take control of their disease and moderate its aggressiveness through diet and lifestyle choices."
The findings were similar for both white and black men though black men are known to have a higher risk of highly aggressive tumors. Researcher also observed that this risk further decreased if men limited the consumption of red meat to less than 500 gms per week or less than 125 total kilocalories per 100 grams of food per day.
The same WCRF recommendations were mentioned in a study that stated that following the recommendation can also benefit breast cancer patients.
