Prostate Health: ONLY for people that have been directly effected by prostate cancer

ONLY for people that have been directly effected by prostate cancer?
My father is 72 and CAN NOT have SURGERY, the dr. said it is not an option. He wants to know about people who have been through radiation treatments, what was their experience like. Of course if you've had family members effected by this that would be helpful as well
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My dad has prostate cancer when he was in his Late 50's. He had radiation capsoles injected into his prostate and over time slowly gave out doses of radiation. He only had that done once and it put his cancer into remission. Don't know if the cancer would have come back. My dad passed away 5 years ago from Primary Pulmanary Hypertension. I hope this info helps you. Good Luck.
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My husband's papa had prostate cancer...and normally by the time they are diagnosed surgery is not an option. Cancer is a very sad, vicious and painful experience for all involved. Radiation treatments are never a good thing...but they can prolong the loved ones time with us. You will see that the treatments seem to make the loved one get sicker at first...then they will have days when they dont feel so bad...but the thing with cancer is that you never know from day to day. I just want to say that you have to keep your head held high...sometimes it can be a very long and bumpy road...unfortunately in our situation it was not. He was diagnosed and did not live much longer after. Your father has to be a fighter...dont let him give up!!!
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Radiation has a cumulative effect; at first you don't feel anything, then a coupole of weeks into the treatments you start to get diarrhea and you can only eat peanut butter and lots of Imodium until the treatments end and then for a month or tow after that you still have to be careful and avoid fruit, etc. Please get this book for your father, it will help him a great deal and make him much more comfortable: Amazon.com When Michael Milken was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 1993, he wasted no time switching from his daily egg-and-bacon-sandwich breakfasts to a low-fat, vegetarian diet. He also founded CaP CURE, the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate. Through research supported by CaP CURE, Milken learned that cutting down on fat was not enough--that soy protein could be an important missing ingredient in his diet. He duly incorporated all of the cancer-fighting ingredients into his diet, but he missed the joy of eating. Enter Beth Ginsberg, Culinary Institute of America (CIA) graduate and natural foods chef. When Milken hired her in 1995, she turned his medicinal soy drinks into tasty, healthy fruit smoothies, his tofu-spread sandwiches into Vegetable Reubens--with tempeh bacon! It became clear that a healthy, cancer-fighting diet need not mean an end to culinary pleasure. In the beautifully photographed The Taste for Living Cookbook, Ginsberg collects more than 75 of Milken's favorite dishes, from Tofu Dog Casserole with a Pretzel Crust to Greek Spinach Pie in a Phyllo Nest to Devil's "Fool" Cake with Cocoa Frosting. Colorful icons next to each recipe let you know how long a dish will take to prepare--many are under an hour from kitchen to table. Nutritional details are given at the end of each recipe, and Ginsberg notes when a substitution can be made (say, low-fat turkey in place of tempeh in a sandwich). Proceeds from the sales of The Taste for Living Cookbook will go to further CaP CURE's research--resulting, one hopes, in even more delicious, healthful meals from chef Ginsberg. --Rebecca A. Staffel

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ONLY for people that have been directly effected by prostate cancer