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Plant-based diet associated with better quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.
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- Healthy dietary patterns improve sexual function and incontinence symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary patterns and dietary interventions.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- [Prevention instead of remediation-screening, lifestyle factors, and prostate care 2.0-transition of urology to healthcare coach : Holistic approach to prostate health].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- The burden of cardiovascular disease in prostate cancer: prevalence, pathophysiology, and implications for integrated care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular risks in men with prostate cancer: a pragmatic, clinician-oriented review of risk stratification and management strategies.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Review
- Global research landscape and technological breakthroughs in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence management: a bibliometric review and visualized study.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Western Dietary Pattern, Prudent Dietary Pattern, and Cancer-Specific Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026Article
- Obesity-linked genes may promote prostate cancer among Asian and Hispanic immigrants to North America.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The Impact of Different Dietary Patterns on Mortality and Prognosis After Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Plant-based diets and urological health.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundPlant-based diets have many health benefits, including a lower risk of fatal prostate cancer, and greater environmental sustainability. However, less is known regarding the impact of plant-based diets on quality of life among individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer. The authors' objective was to examine the relationship between plant-based diet indices postdiagnosis with quality of life.
methodsThis prospective cohort study included 3505 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2016) with nonmetastatic prostate cancer. Food-frequency questionnaires were used to calculate overall and healthful plant-based diet indices. Quality-of-life scores were calculated using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine associations over time between plant-based diet indices and quality-of-life domains (sexual functioning, urinary irritation/obstruction, urinary incontinence, bowel functioning, hormonal/vitality), adjusted for demographics, oncologic history, body mass index, caloric intake, health-related behaviors, and comorbidities.
resultsThe median age at prostate cancer diagnosis was 68 years; 48% of patients underwent radical prostatectomy, and 35% received radiation as primary therapy. The median time from diagnosis/treatment to first the quality-of-life questionnaire was 7.0 years. A higher plant-based diet index was associated with better scores for sexual function, urinary irritation/obstruction, urinary incontinence, and hormonal/vitality. Consuming more healthful plant-based foods was also associated with better sexual and bowel function, as well as urinary incontinence and hormonal/vitality scores in the age-adjusted analysis, but not in the multivariable analysis.
conclusionsThis prospective study provides supportive evidence that greater consumption of healthful plant-based foods is associated with modestly higher scores in quality-of-life domains among patients with prostate cancer.
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