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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 14:54

I have recurring Prostate Cancer with a PSA reading of 12.8 in March 2023 which has risen slowly over the last few rears after radiotherapy in 2004.  I was dreading the day I had to start Hormone therapy. I am maybe a coward but feeling great I didnt want to suffer the side effects. I read all I could read on the subject and in so doing came across a study  which took place some years ago in the USA involving 199 guys with Prostate Cancer. They took this blend of natural ingredients Tumeric Green Tea Pomegranate and Broccoli.   Most of the ones taking the real thing saw a reduction or hold on their PSA readings.  The food supplement was easily available on Amazon so I thought what the heck and started taking it after my last PSA test in March. I was amazed that in June my PSA was down to 9.1 !!

I am  due another PSA test in August before my next hospital appointment so will post the results of that one.

The name of the  capsules are Pomi-T and you can search them on uTube where some British doctors review them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4QFUJfzxA   

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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 14:54

I have recurring Prostate Cancer with a PSA reading of 12.8 in March 2023 which has risen slowly over the last few rears after radiotherapy in 2004.  I was dreading the day I had to start Hormone therapy. I am maybe a coward but feeling great I didnt want to suffer the side effects. I read all I could read on the subject and in so doing came across a study  which took place some years ago in the USA involving 199 guys with Prostate Cancer. They took this blend of natural ingredients Tumeric Green Tea Pomegranate and Broccoli.   Most of the ones taking the real thing saw a reduction or hold on their PSA readings.  The food supplement was easily available on Amazon so I thought what the heck and started taking it after my last PSA test in March. I was amazed that in June my PSA was down to 9.1 !!

I am  due another PSA test in August before my next hospital appointment so will post the results of that one.

The name of the  capsules are Pomi-T and you can search them on uTube where some British doctors review them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4QFUJfzxA   

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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 16:19
You've posted previously that you've had a "bouncing PSA" rather than a steady rise, and that you've had times when your PSA has fallen rather than risen. Unfortunately there is no good evidence that any food supplement can have an effect on the spread or recurrence of cancer. Many men here take this supplement. The best that can be said is that it probably won't do you any harm.

All the best,

Chris

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Posted 02 Jun 2024 at 16:22

I am generally very skeptical of food claims, because they're difficult to test.

However, Pomi-T is the one supplement which has been through a double-blind randomised control trial and shown to be beneficial.

The scenario was that is was provided to men on Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting, and it had a very significant impact on reducing the rate of PSA increase versus those on a placebo. We do know of things which reduce PSA but don't actually impact prostate cancer, such as 5 𝞪-reductase inhibitors, so an interesting question was did the Pomi-T actually result in less tumour growth? A second project was undertaken for those participants who had multiple MRI scans during their AS/WW, and this showed that the change in PSA levels did correlate with tumour size, so the Pomi-T was not just reducing PSA over the placebo branch, it was actually resulting in similarly smaller tumours than in the placebo arm.

I thought there was also a trial on reducing recurrence rate after treatment, but I can't find that one at the moment.

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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 16:19
You've posted previously that you've had a "bouncing PSA" rather than a steady rise, and that you've had times when your PSA has fallen rather than risen. Unfortunately there is no good evidence that any food supplement can have an effect on the spread or recurrence of cancer. Many men here take this supplement. The best that can be said is that it probably won't do you any harm.

All the best,

Chris

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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 17:58

Watching that link... '46% of subjects saw PSA drop or stay stable'. But there is no explanation of what status these subject had at the start (presumably that info is around somewhere). But based on the claims being made based on the mechanisms of the four superfoods I would have expected far more significant conclusions. Typically for such dietary ingredients to have noticeable effects you need to be dosing huge quantities.

I just had a discussion with a Clinical Radiologist about antioxidants during radiation therapy. Their view was that the jury is out on benefit vs harm. On one hand the hypotheses that antioxidants somehow 'defend' cancer cells and so contribute to less effective radiation... vs the other school of thought that antioxidants aid the treatment through the properties discussed here.

So... I continue taking my intense turmeric and curcumin; multivitamin; iron and magnesium supplements, and drink mostly rooibos tea. Whether it makes a difference only time will tell, but as an ex-pharma/medical device engineer I am always more likely to go with therapies proven through robust clinical studies than the more 'alternative' approaches.

Edited by member 04 Jul 2023 at 18:16  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 04 Jul 2023 at 18:32
Unfortunately there are many businesses that play on the insecurities of individuals especially in times of stress - from fat shaming diet fads to miracle cure health foods.

Our personal health crisis has developed over the last 4, 5 or 6 decades of poor decisions and responding to the hype of processed food advertising, excess fat and sugar, stress from money/work etc. We now pay the price.

Until the NHS/Health Experts start to hand out these 'magic' supplements on prescription I will saving my money.

User
Posted 01 Jun 2024 at 08:54
I cant tell you if Pomi-T work or not but I started using them 9 years ago. As a previous comment said, it wont hurt even if it does no good however a few years back Pomi-T became very expensive and after searching, I discovered Pro Phenol (Amazon) , same ingredients plus Peppermint and Cloves (both of which wont harm and may even do something).

I try to eat/drink green tea (matcha), pomegranate, Tumeric and Broccoli in their natural form every day as part of my diet but also pop a Pro Phenol once a day.

Maybe all the post cancer diagnosis diet/exercise changes I have made in my life make no difference but I am still here and most importantly, mentally, I think I am taking a small part of control in my destiny.

T4n1m1a 6th November 2014 PSA 342, still here, still running, do what makes you happy, helps others and you think may help you is how I try to live my life.

Dream like you have forever, live like you only have today Avatar is me doing the 600 mile Camino de Santiago May 2019

User
Posted 01 Jun 2024 at 23:00

 

I agree with you there are all kinds of food that fight cancer - grapes are good especially the seeds but look what they have done to our grapes - they are all seedless now

There are so many foods to ward off cancer and  have been proven to do so but this site doesn't seem interested people are  even  hostile to the idea that food can fight cancer 

 

Edited by member 02 Jun 2024 at 08:46  | Reason: Not specified

User
Posted 02 Jun 2024 at 10:51

Hello Davee

Over many years there have been all sorts of claims about the efficacy of supplements and diets which claim to stop and/or cure cancers. I can understand why you are taking the supplement because of the fear factor that the cancer is active again. There is no scientific evidence that any of these alternative therapies have curative properties. People offering these supplements/diets are preying on people like us. 

 'Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.'                    Richard Feynman (1918-1988) Nobel Prize laureate

 

 

User
Posted 02 Jun 2024 at 13:59

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

I agree with you there are all kinds of food that fight cancer - grapes are good especially the seeds but look what they have done to our grapes - they are all seedless now

You know you can buy Grape Seed Extract don't you? Don't believe it does any good at all but I am sure that there is a placebo effect for some.

User
Posted 02 Jun 2024 at 16:22

I am generally very skeptical of food claims, because they're difficult to test.

However, Pomi-T is the one supplement which has been through a double-blind randomised control trial and shown to be beneficial.

The scenario was that is was provided to men on Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting, and it had a very significant impact on reducing the rate of PSA increase versus those on a placebo. We do know of things which reduce PSA but don't actually impact prostate cancer, such as 5 𝞪-reductase inhibitors, so an interesting question was did the Pomi-T actually result in less tumour growth? A second project was undertaken for those participants who had multiple MRI scans during their AS/WW, and this showed that the change in PSA levels did correlate with tumour size, so the Pomi-T was not just reducing PSA over the placebo branch, it was actually resulting in similarly smaller tumours than in the placebo arm.

I thought there was also a trial on reducing recurrence rate after treatment, but I can't find that one at the moment.

User
Posted 02 Jun 2024 at 19:15
I've been taking Pomi-t for about 4 years and vitamin D tablets.

My Oncologist says I'm shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted however I've stuck with it, part of my daily routine.

 
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