Oddur's story

I the keeper of website http://www.hi.is/~oddur/info/pc/, Oddur Benediktsson, was diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) in December 2005. After reading the brilliant book Prostate Cancer - Understand, Prevent and Overcome by Jane Plant I came to understand that there is a lot that one can do to try to hold the cancer back by the proper diet and life style. I have searched the web for information that may also be of help to others and this site summarises that information. Synopsis - see below. Time line pdf. PSA and IGF-1 measurements graph pdf. In Febuary 2007 the cancer is seen to be in remission in transrectal sonar test.

Additional information related to the subject is welcomed and in particular statistics that relate to effects of milk free diet and IGF-I on PCa that can be posted on this web. Please mail to oddur

Synopsis for Oddur Benediktsson PCa case Oddur Benediktsson - date of birth 1937. Health in general very good. Quit smoking 1 May 1969. Drinking moderate. In late years steady weight gain. Case of nonmalignant diverticulosis in 2002 and then in hospital for three days. 2006 weight~85kg and hight=172cm.

1. Fall 2006. Frequent visits to toilet at night and also  general feeling of something being wrong and being bloated.
   
2. 6 Dec 2005 -  Examination: DRE:  Suspects lumps - PSA =136.6
   X-ray lungs: neg.
3. 15 Dec 2005 -  Cancer examination of prostate :
   adenocarcinoma (Gleason score: 3+4 = 7) in both lobes.
   Staging T2C N1 M0
   Posit one itiaca lymph note (3 cm diameter) and smaller paraaortal notes all on the left side
   
4. 6 Jan 2006 - Prognosis: Survival rate without treatment not good. With treatment good.
   Recommended treatment: Zoladex (LHRH agonist) injection / 90 days and Casodex (antiandrogen) 50 mg /daily x30 taken from 4 Jan 06
   
5. 6 Jan 2006 - Start diet a la Jane Plant: "Chinese diet":
   No dairy products.  Little read meat, potatos,  and sweets...
   Much broccoli, tomatoes, soy, rice, green tea, beans...
   Some fish, chicken, red wine...
   
6. 11 Jan 2006 - first Zoladex injection.
   
7. 25 Jan 2006 - PSA=93.4 and IGF-1=232
8. 21 Feb 2006 - PSA=2.0 and IGF-447
9. 7 March 2006 - Bad case of diverticulosis  with heavy bleeding (re occurrence from 2001 that also resulted in hospitalisation). Hospital for three days. Not cancerous - no treatment except one bag of blood transfusion.
   Stopped taking Casodex.
   
10. 17 March 2006 - PSA=0.3 and IGF-1=341
    Start taking Zyflamend capsules as food supplement
11. 5 April 2006 - 2nd Zoladex injection
12. 20 June 2006 - PSA=0.24 and IGF-1=327
13. 11 July 2006 - 3rd Zoladex injection
14. 13 July 2006 -  MRI scan of abdomen
    Results: Lymph note laterally left of arteria itiaca communis is reduced considerably from CT scan d. 21/12/05.
    Measures now 8mm diameter was 29mm before.
    Is now within reference limit. No other lymph notes observed of increase size.
    Considerable diverticulosa in colon.
15. 17 July 2006 - PSA=0.28 and IGF-1=388
16. 24 Aug 2006 - PSA=0.30 and IGF-1=395
    
17. 2 Oct 2006 - PSA=0.43 IGF-1=499
18. 11 Oct 2006 - 4th (and last) Zoladex injection
19. 10 Nov 2006 - PSA=0.59 IGF-1=later
20. Jan 2007 - Zoladex treatment discontinued for time being - Watchful waiting
    
21. 12 Feb 2007 - DRE and transrectal ultrasonography revealed that the cancer is in remission

Question asked:
Was it the hormone treatment, the diet a la Jane Plant or the Zyflamend food additive that made the cancer retreat?
Please, send me a line if you think that you have the answer to this question [email protected]

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