How To Avoid Prostate Surgery and Biopsies - Treating Prostate Cancer as a Chronic Illness - An Interview with Mark Scholz, MD

Preventing and Curing Prostate Cancer (and Avoiding Unnecessary Biopsies and Prostatectomies - An Interview with Mark Scholz, MD (Podcast, 30:10 min)
Kirk's video overview of his interview with Dr. Scholz (3:00 min)
Mark Scholz is a medical oncologist, and medical director of Prostate Oncology Specialists (ProstateOncology.com) who has focused for more than two decades on treating only prostate cancer with the least invasive medical therapies, and, an emphasis on preserving the male’s quality of life, anatomy, and practicing active surveillance or "Watchful Waiting" when appropriate.

"Prostate Cancer as A Chronic Disease"

Prostate cancer is being diagnosed earlier with smaller cancers that can be treated more easily or just "watched" with periodic testing such as PSA levels, digital rectal exams, prostate MRIs (multi-parametric T2) or skilled usage of color doppler ultrasound. Frequently treatment is not necessary for a prostate cancer just observation. Also, with increased life expectancy more people will be living with prostate cancer longer and at a greater age. At Prostate Oncology Specialists they have 45 prostate cancer patients over the age of 90!  

"Survival Rates for Prostate Cancer"

According to the most recent data from the American Cancer Society (survival rates), when including all stages of prostate cancer:

    The 5-year relative survival rate is almost 100%
    The 10-year relative survival rate is 98%
    The 15-year relative survival rate is 95%

"Prostatectomy a Thing (Procedure) of the Past"

Total prostatectomies (prostate removed by surgery) is something that very rarely, if ever, needs to be done. You should definitely consider a second opinion if prostate surgery is recommended. One of 200 people die from the surgery, not to mention the potential side effects which include a reduction in penis size, acrooked penis, ejaculating urination, incontinence and the need to continually wear diapers (I know a bit graphic but once the damage is done, it's done).

Radiation now is much more targeted and safer than in the past coming within millimeters of the target area which minimizes side effects.

"Avoiding Unnecessary Biopsies and Getting an Accurate One"

The PSA as a screening tool for prostate cancer is not the problem.  It is important and valuable to get a PSA done at least annually. Getting an "unguided" 12 core ("12 stabs") biopsy because of a high PSA level is a BIG problem!...and is bad and archaic medicine!
 
There are more than 1 million biopsies done in the United States annually. Many are not needed and/or they are not performed in a "guided" fashion which causes more human sufferings (blind stabs at the prostate = unguided core samples), medical consequences and less accurate biopsiedspecimens.

"DON'T DO A BIOPSY IF IT IS NOT GUIDED ("Targeted") BY ONE OF THREE TECHNIQUES"

1) With skilled operators using color doppler ultrasound it is effective at getting a good tissue sample with minimal "stabs" at the prostate. (Color doppler should only used if the doctors are doing several color doppler ultrasounds per day like the physicians at Prostate Oncology Specialist.

2) An "in bore" biopsy using a Multi-Parametric Prostate MRI (doing the biopsy while getting the MRI).

3) A prostate MRI with fusion images with regular ultrasound. The prostate MRI images are "fused" into the ultrasound machine so a targeted biopsy can be done.

***These targeted biopsies not only should be more accurate in getting into the cancerous tissue, but there should be LESS OF THEM DONE, like 2 or 3 samples. Not 6 samples and definitely not 12 samples.
 
***BEFORE YOU HAVE A GUIDED BIOSPY MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE PHYSICIAN WHO IS DOING THE BIOSPY HOW MANY SAMPLES THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE AND MAKE THEM STICK TO IT. SOME FACILITIES OR PHYSICIANS UNNECESSARILY DO 12 SAMPLES OR MORE BECAUSE THEY ARE USED TO DOING THAT MANY, OR, FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. ALSO PHYSICIANS CAN CHARGE FOR EACH BIOSPY. ONLY 2-4 SHOULD BE NEEDED FOR A TARGETED (GUIDED BIOSPY)!!! MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE PHYSICIAN DOING THE TARGETED BIOPSY HOW MANY "STABS" HE IS GOING TO TAKE AT YOUR PROSTATE!

"Screening for Prostate Cancer"

A PSA should be routinely (annually) done at any age, and if elevated it should be repeated, then if still elevated taking into consideration the precautions mentioned below ("Getting an Accurate PSA Level"), a prostate MRI or skilled color doppler ultrasound should be done first for clarification if there is a lesion...not a biopsy first just because of an elevated PSA.

"Getting an Accurate PSA Level"

One should refrain from having sex the day before getting a PSA and avoid long bicycle rides the day before, especially on a road bike which can push up into the prostate area. A digital rectal (DRE) exam should be done annually to feel for the size and irregularities of the prostate and it is probably better to draw the PSA BEFORE receiving a DRE, but at DRE is less likely to cause an artificial increase in the PSA. If one has a prostatitis that has been treated it would be a good idea to wait 1-2 months after the treatment to check the PSA. It is always smart to repeat an elevated PSA with the above precautions before taking action.

"Prostate Volume and Elevated PSA Levels"

An MRI or color doppler ulstrasound can measure the volume of the prostate. So if you have an elevated PSA (above 4), and you have no suspicious lesions on the prostate from an MRI or ultrasound, then because both prostate cancer tissue and normal prostate tissue can elevate PSA levels, the PSA should be higher than normal. For example a 100 cc volume (BIG!) prostate with no lesion(s) will have a "normal" PSA around 10, even though the normal upper limit for PSAs is 4. If there is no cancer you divide the prostate volume (100 cc) by 10 and that gives you an estimate 10, a "ballpark" of what the PSA should be. Again if there is no cancer found by MRI or color doppler ultrasound then divide the volume CC/10 = approximate PSA.  Both color doppler ultrasound and the prostate MRI will provide the volume of the prostate.

"Prostate MRI - Revolutionizing Prostate Cancer Assessment"

The prostate MRI has been around for several years but is coming into its own and will become the standard for evaluating the prostate for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. But the MRI still has to be done at a skilled MRI center. It is covered by traditional medical insurance most of the time, but if not its costs is $800-900 which many men are willing to pay to avoid a biopsy. It takes about 45-60 minutes and if someone is claustrophobic they can take a sedative. There are no rectal probes with the prostate MRI.

The correct terminology is - "3 Tesla (3T), Multi-parametric MRI of the prostate". The "multi-parametric" stands for: 1) Use of a contrast media (need IV) 2) Diffusion weight at imaging and 3) T-2.  So if a doctor writes a prescription for this it is a "3T Multi-parametric MRI of the prostate".

A list of prostate MRI centers that have been used by Prostate Oncology Associates patients can be found at PCRI.org.

"Diet and Prostate Cancer"

Dr. Scholz speaks of past experiences where the macrobiotic diet or vegan diets reduced PSA levels and nodules in some of his prostate cancer patients. Dr. Scholz agrees with the studies by Dr. Dean Ornish showing PSA levels being lowered in prostate cancer patients with a vegetarian diet and encourages its use in prostate cancer patients if patients are willing. (Scroll down and click on prostate cancer for 4 studies on a vegetarian diet and prostate cancer).

"Immunotherapy is for Real!"

Dr.Scholz is excited about immune therapies for prostate cancer that are currently emerging. He believes they will revolutionize prostate cancer treatment and they are not just hype.

Past Interviews/Podcasts with Mark Scholz, MD
Prostate Cancer and the “Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: No more unnecessary biopsies, radical treatment, or loss of sexual potency.” - An Interview with Mark Scholz MD (2010) (25:39 min)
Prostate Cancer Treated as A Chronic Disease – One Oncologist’s Approach - An Interview With Mark Scholz M.D.(2009)  (34:47 min)

Prostate Oncology Specialists take self-referrals or you can be referred by your doctor. Go to ProstateOncology.com.

Prostate Oncology Specialists, Inc, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 101, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 310.827.7707 ph, 310.574.4002 fax

General Inquires: mail@prostateoncology.com
Clinical Trials Inquires: sabrina@prostateoncology.com
Media Inquires: (This contact information is for press and media use only.)
Kaili Shewmaker kaili@prostateoncology.com

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Reversing Heart Disease - It's Doable By Diet...It's Up To You! - An Interview with Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr, MD

Kirk’s video overview of his interview with Dr. Esselstyn (4:43)
How Do You Create A Successful Heart Disease Reversal Program That Anyone Can Do? (40:59 minutes)
Heart disease is a proven reversible disease by a whole food, low-fat, plant-based diet that uses no added oils and avoids nuts during the reversal phase of the diet. The proof is Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn's 30 plus years of work showing this dietary pattern not just prevents but reverses heart disease.

In Dr. Esselstyn's small study of 24 coronary artery disease patients back in the early 1980s in which 18 stayed with the program for 12 years (6 left the study at its begining), 17 of the 18 had no further cardiac events in 12 year followup period while 1 subject did who went off the diet protocol (but eventually returned).  Updating a 12 -Year Experience With Arrest and Reversal Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease (An Overdue Requiem for Palliative Cardiology) Esselstyn CB Jr. The Am J of Cardiology 1999 August 1; 84:339-34

Dr. Esselstyn then did a larger study of 198 individuals with established cardiovascular disease who had come to his one day intensive 5 1/2 hour workshop where Dr. Esselstyn explains what causes injury to the arterial wall (endothelium) which causes diseases of the heart and other blood vessels and how a strict plant-based diet can protect this "precious" single cell layer thick endothelium by increasing nitric oxide and reversing cardiovascular disease. Out of 198 people who took his workshop, 177 (89%) completed the study (stayed on the strict plant-based diet) for 3.7 years. In the 21 (11%) who went off the diet 62% had a significant cardiovascular event in 3.7 years being on the program. In those who stayed on thediet (177 subjects) only "1 person" or .6% had a cardiovascular event (stroke).This is with no side effects and at minimal cost and resources (handouts and 2 books!). A Way to Prevent CAD? The Journal of Family Practice. July 2014 Vol 63, No 7 page 257

In my audio interview (podcast) Dr. Esselstyn discusses his reasons why he doesn't advocate the addition of "free" oils to his diet plan; comments on the use of olive oil and the Mediterranean diet. While it has some positive health aspects (Mediterranean diet) it has never been shown to REVERSE established cardiovascular disease; he recommends milled flax seed or chia seeds (plant Omega-3 fatty acids) but very limited nuts if any; he shares his view on the minimal use of dietary supplements (vitamin B12 and possible some vitamin D); the big picture that the #1 killer in the world of men and women (cardiovascular disease) is a "food borne illness" that need not exist and can be reversed; and with cardiovascular disease reversal many of the other devastating chronic diseases of our time costing billions of health care dollars and suffering would be wiped out as well with the application of this type of plant-based dietary pattern (diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stroke, etc.); and his belief that preventing or reversing cardiovascular disease is a significant component of preventing neurologic decline as well (vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc.)

I strongly encourage you to share this interview with anyone (i.e. your loved ones, doctor - take the article to him/her A Way to Prevent CAD?), especially if they have significant heart or blood vessel disease. Whether someone chooses to follow this simple plan is up to then, but personally I feel once you know that heart disease is reversible it should be shared and people can make up their own mind. Unfortunately, in those who choose not to act once they see the evidence, we all have to pay for it with higher insurance premiums and taxing of our health care system. Personally, I think it's my "patriotic duty" to try and be as healthy as I can to reduce the unnecessary burden of preventable diseases costing on our government and society billions of dollars.

The great news is you can do this if you want. And the cost is less than $40.00 if you just got Dr. Esselstyn's book, "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" and "The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook" (Ann and Jane Esselstyn)

LISTEN TO THESE PODCASTS (BELOW) - IF THESE PEOPLE CAN REVERSE THERE SEVERE DISEASE SO CAN YOU!

Interviews with Real Cases of Real People Who Reversed Their "Life Threatening" Heart Disease (and Carotid and Femoral Atherosclerosis and Diabetes) by Following Dr. Esselstyn's Diet Program.

"Reversal of Angina, Diabetes, Obesity and Food Addiction Following Dr. Esselstyn’s Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Lifestyle Program" – An Interview with Patricia Slimbarski

Carotid Artery and Peripheral Vascular Disease Following Dr. Esselstyn’s Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease “Lifestyle” Program" – An Interview with Jim McNamara

“A Case of Reversing Heart Disease in the Heart of Texas” - An Interview with Ken Stone

"A Heart Surgeon’s Experience Living and Using A Whole Food Plant-Based Diet" – An Interview with Staton Awtrey, MD

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- Understand that food sensitivities can come and go
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Bromelain Reduces Muscle Damage and Increases Recovery in Competitive Cyclists

Bromelain is a mixture of proteases obtained from pineapples and has been demonstrated to reduce exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation, enhancing recovery. Fifteen highly trained cyclists were supplemented with either bromelain 1000 mg/ day or a placebo across six days of competitive racing in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Consecutive days of competitive cycling were associated with increased markers of muscle damage and a reduction in circulating testosterone across the race period. Bromelain supplementation reduced subjective feelings of fatigue and was associated with a trend to maintain testosterone concentration. 

“Acute protease supplementation effects on muscle damage and recovery across consecutive days of cycle racing.” Eur J Sport Sci. 2016 Mar;16(2):206-12. 51313 Dr. Cecilia M. Shing  Sport Performance Optimisation Research Team, School of Human Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia. cecilia.shing@utas.edu.au   

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Vitamin E and Creatine May Be Good Combo for Maintaining Muscle Strength!

Vitamin E at 250 mg 1 hour before exercise reduced cell damage markers after exercise suggesting a protective effect against inflammation induced by reduced oxygen availability during exercise. Creatine at 20 grams per day for six days improved muscle strength with one repetition maximum back squats. Whole grains and nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E. Food sources of creatine are from animal foods. Creatine can be synthesized by the liver, kidneys and pancreas from the amino acids, or building blocks of protein, arginine, glycine and methionine.  Creatine is an interesting compound for the elderly and may be a worthwhile supplement to maintain muscle mass (prevent sarcopenia) and to improve cognition. Yes creatine one of the oldest “muscle head” nutrients may really help improve cognition and memory (more in a future blog).  Five grams daily of creatine is a reasonable daily dose in the elderly.

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In 9 subjects who performed three sessions of 60 minutes of exercise (70% maximal oxygen uptake) interspersed for 1 week under normoxia, hypoxia and hypoxia after vitamin E 250 mg supplementation 1 hour before exercise, there was a reduction in creatine kinase (CK)-TOTAL, CK-MB and lactate dehydrogenase 1 hour after exercise and vitamin E reversed the changes observed after exercise in hypoxia without supplementation. 250 mg of vitamin E supplementation at 1 hour before exercise reduces cell damage markers after exercise in hypoxia and changed the concentration of cytokines, suggesting a protective effect against inflammation induced by hypoxia during exercise.  

“Vitamin E supplementation inhibits muscle damage and inflammation after moderate exercise in hypoxia.” J Hum Nutr Diet. 2016 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print] 51310R. V. T. dos Santos, Departamento de Biociência – UNIFESP, Rua Silva Jardim, 136–Santos, CEP: 11015-020, SP, Brazil. Tel./Fax: +55 13 3878 3700 ronaldo.thomatieli@unifesp.br 

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Thirty explosive athletes consumed 20 grams of creatine or carboxymethyl cellulose placebo per day for six days. After the supplementation, the 1RM strength in the creatine group significantly increased. The optimal individual postactivation potentiation (PAP) time in the creatine group was also significantly earlier than the pre-supplementation and post-supplementation of the placebo group. Creatine supplementation improves maximal muscle strength and the optimal individual PAP time of complexed training but has no effect on explosive performance.

“The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time.” Nutrients. 2016 Mar 4;8(3). 51312 Kuei-Hui Chan Graduate Institute of Athletics and Coaching Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan 33301, Taiwan quenhuen@gmail.com

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Have Heart Failure? Think Iron as Well as CoQ, B1, Magnesium, Carnitine, Ribose and Lipoic Acid!

Usually when I talk about supplements that help heart failure I mention the mitochondrial
energy producing nutrients that help the heart muscle "squeeze" harder like CoQ10
(ubiquinol) 400-900 mg/d, magnesium 300-500 mg/d, ribose 5-15 grams per day,
L-carnitine 1000-2000 mg/d (measure TMAO), vitamin B1 50-100 mg/d and alpha
lipoic acid 300 mg/d. But these studies suggested heart failure patients be assessed
for iron deficiency and supplementation with either oral iron or I.V. iron was of benefit.

CONCLUSION: Three hundred and four ambulatory symptomatic heart failure patients
with a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤45%, elevated natriuretic peptides, and iron
deficiency (ferritin <100 ng/mL or 100-300 ng/mL if transferrin saturation <20%)
treated with IV iron, as ferric carboxymaltoses (FCM), in undiluted I.V. bolus injections
of 10 or 20 mL (equivalent to 500 or 1000 mg of iron) administered over at least 1
minute in doses based on the subjects weight and hemoglobin level, between 500
and 2000 mg iron in the therapy phase, (baseline to Week 6), and thereafter
maintenance FCM dosing of 500 mg iron at each of Weeks 12, 24, and 36 over a
1-year period, resulted in sustainable improvement in functional capacity, symptoms,
and QoL and may be associated with risk reduction of hospitalization for worsening
heart failure.

“Beneficial effects of long-term intravenous iron therapy with ferric carboxymaltose in
patients with symptomatic heart failure and iron deficiency” Eur Heart J. 2015 Mar 14;
36(11):657-68. 51346 Piotr Ponikowski, MD Department of Heart Diseases, Medical
University, Wroclaw, Poland Department of Cardiology, Center for Heart Diseases,
Clinical Military Hospital, Weigla 5 53-114, Wroclaw, Poland piotrponikowski@4wsk.pl

CONCLUSION: Iron-deficient heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
patients (n=105) who received oral iron supplementation over 180 days had ferritin
(from median 39 ng/mL to 75 ng/mL), Tsat (from 10% to 21%), iron (from 34 μg/dL
to 69 μg/dL), and hemoglobin (from 10.4 g/dL to 11.6 g/dL) values increase, while
total iron-binding capacity decreased (from 343 to 313 μg/dL) at 164 days after the
initiation of oral iron supplementation. Oral iron supplementation improved iron stores
similarly to previously reported results with the use of intravenous iron repletion in
HFrEF patients, suggesting that oral iron is probably a beneficial intervention strategy in HFrEF.

“Repletion of Iron Stores With the Use of Oral Iron Supplementation in Patients With
Systolic Heart Failure.” J Card Fail. 2015 Aug;21(8):694-7. 51347 Gregory D. Lewis,
MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine,
 Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB-8,
Boston, MA 02114 (617) 726-9554/ (617) 726-4105 (FAX). glewis@partners.org.

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Flaxseed (Freshly Ground) is Good For Blood Pressure!

A meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials with 1302 participants showed significant reductions in both systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) following supplementation with flaxseed products. Reduction of SBP was significant with flaxseed powder but not oil and
lignan extract. DBP was significantly reduced with powder and oil preparations, but not with lignan extract.

Even though this study used all different kinds of flaxseed products I would use only freshly ground flaxseed in foods like oatmeal, salads and smoothies. If you have a very strong blender you can add whole flaxseed (like a quarter cup). I would not use pre-ground flaxseed because it can go rancid. If you do, keep it in the freezer, but I would advise against purchasing flaxseed pre-ground.

“Effects of flaxseed supplements on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trial.” Clin Nutr. 2016 Jun;35(3):615-25. 51343 Dr. Maciej Banach. Department of Hypertension, WAM University Hospital in Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland. Tel./fax: +48 42 639 37 71 maciejbanach@aol.co.uk

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Infertile? Slow Moving Sperm?...Try Zinc!

Asthenospermia means slow sperm motility...a risk factor for infertility. If this happened to you, you could try zinc sulphate 220 mg (50 mg elemental zinc) 2 tablets daily after food for 3 month which helped infertile men by increasing semen volume, progressive sperm motility, total normal sperm count, catalase-like activity in spermatozoa and seminal plasma, without any side effects.

I would also add other "energy producing" (and antioxidant) nutrients for the sperm including CoQ10 200 mg/d, magnesium 200-300 mg/d, carnitine 1000 mg (have your TMAO checked) and ribose 5 grams 3 x day for several months.

“Oral Zinc Supplementation Restores Superoxide Radical Scavengers to Normal Levels in Spermatozoa of Iraqi Asthenospermic Patients”  International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research (2015), 85, pp. 165-173. 51263

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Vitamin E Helps Chronic Periodontitis Healing from Scaling and Root Planing

Chronic periodontitis (CP) healing from scaling and root planing was improved with the addition of vitamin E 200 mg (300 IU) daily, as was the antioxidant defense of the gum tissue.

“Vitamin E supplementation, superoxide dismutase status, and outcome of scaling and root planing in patients with chronic periodontitis: a randomized clinical trial.” J Periodontol. 2014 Feb;85(2): 242-9. 51343 Dr. Neha Singh, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India, 124001. drneha2424@gmail.com

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