Additional In-depth Studies Relating to Treatment of Prostate Cancer and Associated Tumors

University of Buffalo Research Study Artif Awad et al, Sixth International Conference of Anti-Cancer Research, Kallithea, Greece.

Significant evidence was revealed that B-sitosterol, a minor plant-based fat (sterol) played a key role in inhibiting the growth in of human prostate cancer cells. This sterol, with its associated sterolins factor, actually enhanced intercellular signaling that told the cancer cells not to divide. The study results reported a 28% inhibition of prostatic cancer cell growth after being exposed to Beta-sitosterol for only 5 days in-vitro. The mechanism that accomplished this was related to the phytosterol replacing a percentage of the cellular cholesterol, changing the composition of the cellular membrane and disrupting the signals to replicate.

"If cell proliferation can be stopped before it becomes uncontrolled, cancer can be contained. When we treated prostate cancer cells with phytosterols, cell proliferation was inhibited. We found the same effect in-vitro with breast and colon cancer cells." Awad was also quoted as saying that: "This activity may help to explain why vegetable fats, such as olive oil, in the diet reduce the risk of developing certain cancers."

Studies suggest that ingestion of adequate fruits, vegetables, soy and whole grains would act as a preventive in reducing the incidence of prostate cancer. Research is continuing to determine just what nutritive factors will reduce the incidence of prostate diseases. The report also mentioned that Chinese and Japanese men who move to the United States experience an increase of 10-30% prostate problems due to dietary changes and refined foods.

A placebo-controlled, double-blind study was done, which successfully treated BPH patients with tumors using a high dosage of Beta-sitosterol. Almost all patients exhibited improvement in flow rate and reduced tumor size.

(European Urology, Vol. 21 p. 309-24, Di Silverio. Phytosterol activity in healthy males.)

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