Prostate Cancer

Vegan Diet May Cut Risk of Prostate Cancer
British researchers report more evidence that a diet free of meat and dairy products may lower a man's risk for developing prostate cancer. The Oxford study of 696 men found that IGF-1 levels were 9 percent lower in vegan men than in meat-eating men. IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor, is believed to play a key role in causing prostate cancer.

The study also mentions previous population studies showing that countries with low consumption of animal products had lower rates of the disease. The American Cancer Society predicts that there will be about 180,400 new cases of cancer in the U.S. by the end of 2000. Approximately 31,900 men will die of the disease.

Allen NE, Appleby PN, Davey GK, Key TJ. Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men. Br J Cancer 2000;83:95-7.

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