Prostate
Awareness Foundation
Free Nutrition Classes and Lectures at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco:
Sign up for regularly scheduled classes on prostate cancer and nutrition by calling 415-885-3693. Upcoming lectures include: Nutrition & Phytonutrients, Wednesday, October 8th from 4-6pm.
Return
to Mt Kilimanjaro, PAF’s latest Cancer Climb for Prostate Awareness is taking
place in Tanzania, Africa:
Eight health
professionals and prostate cancer veterans are summiting Mt Kilimanjaro, the
highest mountain in Africa at 19,341’ on Monday, September 22nd.
Their mission is to raise awareness about prostate health issues and to inspire
men and their families with prostate cancer. Please join with us in wishing the
expedition a safe and successful journey. September is National Prostate
Awareness Month.
Optimal
Health Institute:
As we know, it’s
not easy making lifestyle changes. If you’d like to make changes but find it
difficult, here's a possible solution: The Optimal Health Institute. The
institute offers live in classes and workshops on detoxification, meditation and
the use of whole raw foods. They have two locations, one in San Diego the second
in Austin, TX. You can visit their website at www.optimumhealth.org
Breakthrough
Immune Booster Discovered at University of California, Berkeley:
Recent information
published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (8/12/07) indicates
that consumption of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower reduces
the risk of aggressive prostate cancer by up to 52%.
The principal
anti-cancer compound in these vegetables has been isolated at UC Berkeley. The
substance is called DIM (diindolylmethane). DIM has been shown to promote
apoptosis (programmed cell death) while enhancing the immune system. DIM also
has potent anti-androgenic properties. UC Berkeley has licensed this formula to
a company called ActivaMune (www.ActivaMune.com).
You can order this product by calling 877-777-0719. A portion of the profits
from the sale of this supplement has been earmarked by the University for
ongoing prostate cancer research. You can learn more about this substance by
visiting www.Diindolylmethane.org
Do
Natural Remedies Really Work?
We’ve known for a
long time that what works for one individual does not necessarily work for the
next. Now there is a website called www.mamaherb.com
that is a conduit for information posted by people from all over the world about
their personal experiences with these substances.
You can explore the site according to treatment, remedy and ingredients
or simply browse its subjects from A-Z. This is a participatory site where you
can find out from people all over the world what has worked or not worked for
them. You can also post information based on your own personal experiences.
Check it out!
Recap
of September’s Annual Prostate Cancer Conference:
We attended all the
lectures at this year’s conference. As usual there was lots of exciting new
information presented. We will be reviewing much of this important information
at our November support group meeting. Mark your calendar now for Thursday,
November 6th to learn about the latest developments.
A
New Clinical Trial Now Open For Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients:
Duke Bahn, MD and
Mark Scholz, MD are recruiting candidates for a clinical trial to investigate
the use of a combination approach for advanced prostate cancer. The protocol
includes cryoablation (cryosurgery) along with the immunotherapy agent VDC2008.
Preliminary trials have been ongoing outside the United States and clearance has
been given by the FDA to conduct this trial in Southern California. Candidates
must meet the following eligibility criteria: have known prostate cancer with
metastasis, no radical prostatectomy, no prior chemotherapy and refractory (no
longer responding) to ADT treatment. For more information contact Dana at Dr
Bahn’s offices @ 888-234-0004
www.prostateawarenessfoundation.org
2166 12th
Avenue, S.F. CA. 94116
415-675-5661
kamalik@sbcglobal.net