| ■ Diet May Affect Prostate Cancer Surgery Outcome | 2008.05.14 |
| Men who eat a diet low in saturated fat do better after having their prostate removed due to cancer (radical prostatectomy) than those who eat a diet high in saturated fats, according to a study of 390 patients by researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. After five years of follow-up, 80 percent of men who limited their saturated fat intake had no evidence of cancer, compared with 65 percent of men who consumed high levels of saturated fats, United Press International reported. The study is published in the International Journal of Cancer. The men who ate high levels of saturated fats were younger and had higher body mass index levels at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis than the men who consumed fewer saturated fats, UPI reported. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups of men in terms of family history of prostate cancer, education, history of diabetes or physical activity. |