A follow-up to Stephen Black's item. An article just posted on Butterflies and Wheels <www.butterfliesandwheels.com> alludes to a somewhat similar study on the progression of prostate cancer: http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=367
"Clinical Events in Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial: Results From Two Years of Follow-Up." http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:18602144 The Abstract contains the following: "The patients in the experimental arm were encouraged to adopt a low-fat, plant-based diet, to exercise and practice stress management, and to attend group support sessions. The control patients received the usual care. [...] No differences were found between the groups in other clinical events (eg, cardiac), and no deaths occurred." Looking beyond the immediate purpose of the trial, evidently the non-specific elements in the treatment programme did not influence the occurrence of other "clinical events", such as cardiac disease. A side issue: Does this not conflict with apparently well-supported reports that regular exercise is effective for reducing the incidence of cardiac disease? Possibly this may be because the period of the follow-up study was only two years. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org Reference: "Clinical Events in Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial: Results From Two Years of Follow-Up" Joanne Frattaroli, Gerdi Weidner, Ann M. Dnistrian, Colleen Kemp, Jennifer J. Daubenmier, Ruth O. Marlin, Lila Crutchfield, Loren Yglecias, Peter R. Carroll and Dean Ornish Urology, Volume 72, Issue 6, December 2008, Pages 1319-1323 Abstract: http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:18602144 Also: http://tinyurl.com/5bhb8j --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
