The PSA test checks for levels of this protein.
After a prostate cancer diagnosis, a rising PSA level can mean that the cancer has progressed or returned following treatment. “As cancer progresses, the PSA progresses,” says Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, chair of the nutrition department at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland.
Diet also isn’t a replacement for the medicines your healthcare team prescribes. Instead, it should work along with your treatment. “Integrating nutrients with traditional medicine is the best option. We call that the field of integrated medicine,” says Nagi Kumar, PhD, RD, a senior member in the department of cancer epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.
Here are a few foods you may want to include in — or leave out of — your diet during prostate cancer treatment because of their potential effects on PSA levels and prostate cancer.
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