Active Surveillance - 12 years on

We know that some men undergo treatment that they don't need to survive. Some men have had PCa for years and have died of something else not even knowing they have had PCa or followed any particular diet/exercise regime to avoid it. So it was only shown that they had had PCa at autopsy. So even knowing they have PCa, some men who have no radical treatment but are just monitored (AS) will be lucky. Others following this route may at some time need intervention if indicators show the PCa is becoming a problem. For some men this is a reasonable and calculated path to follow. There is a risk that in the interim the PCa has advanced more at some point than indicators have shown and that treatment then given may be less effective. It's a risk men opting for AS have to accept. I can see AS becoming a more acceptable option as better predictability of advancement becomes available. The story in the link of itself shows in retrospect that so far the author make a good choice for him. It does not mean that it would have been a good choice for another man identified at a similar stage. It does not show that diet/exercise played a part, although this might have helped. More research is needed to confirm the extent diet/exercise may play in relation to PCa. We do know that a good diet and exercise is good for general health and this may help control PCa.