From the urological society meeting this week: pomegranate juice for prostate cancer. A phase II clinical trial was reported at the AUA meeting. 48 men were followed for six years. To qualify for the study they had to have rising PSA after initial radiation treatment for prostate cancer. I'm dealing with this exact scenario right now in my practice and the current answer is chemotherapy. Wouldn't it be nice if we could use pomegranate juice instead? The outcome was impressive: the pomegranate juice group had improvment in PSA progression. They only ran the study for six years.

Prior research had suggested that Selenium and vitamin E either taken alone or in combination could potentially lower a man’s risk for prostate cancer.   Now a more recent randomized clinical trial found just the opposite: not only do these supplements not prevent prostate cancer; they may actually put people’s health at risk. Vitamin E and selenium are antioxidants that exist in relatively small amounts in food.