SAN FRANCISCO — Men with the greatest adherence to plant-based diets exhibited reduced risk for prostate cancer progression or recurrence compared with men with the lowest adherence, findings presented at ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium showed.
The association appeared strongest among older men and those who reported a higher-intensity walking pace, researchers wrote.
“Progressing to advanced disease [is] one of many pivotal concerns among patients with prostate cancer, their family and caregivers, and their physicians,” Vivian N. Liu, lead clinical research coordinator