Careful follow up is necessary in selected cases, even if the biopsy is negative. Early results are encouraging. The American Cancer Society advises healthy adults and even patients who are possible to maintain a high fiber low fat diet with exercise. There have been recent reports that are also encouraging to some who use additional vitamins, such as Vitamin E, or dietary additives contained in, for example, tomatoes. The PSA test is a blood test, and in some situations, has preceded the digital rectal exam.
Prostate cancer is no joke.
It kills over 40,000 men annually. Both tests are recommended to detect prostate cancer in asymptomatic men 50 years and above. Yes, we are. We are just finishing a Phase 2 trial using dendritic cells and PSMA peptides. Thus far in Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials, we have treated 158 men with advanced disease or local recurrence.