Why a Plant-Based Diet Might Prevent Prostate Cancer

Good nutrition is a common theme in preventing a lot of diseases, and prostate cancer is no exception.

Some men take it a step further than just a basic health diet and opt for a plant-based diet, in hopes of either avoiding prostate cancer altogether or making for easier treatments.
But does it work?

“It seems basic, but it’s true,” says Ryan Dorin, MD, a prostate cancer specialist with the Hartford HealthCare Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute and director of robotic surgery and chief of urology at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Here’swhy switching to a plant-based diet could have a real impact on prostate cancer risk and treatment.