Friday Favorites: Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer and Cancer Survival

Date: 2025-03-07 12:59:52

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Did the five randomized controlled trials of reishi mushrooms in cancer patients show benefits in tumor response rate, survival time, or quality of life?

For more on mushrooms, see Breast Cancer vs. Mushrooms (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-vs-mushrooms/) and Is It Safe to Eat Raw Mushrooms? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-it-safe-to-eat-raw-mushrooms/).

You may also be interested in these videos on prostate cancer:
• Some Prostates Are Larger Than Others (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/some-prostates-are-larger-than-others/)
• Prostate vs. Plants (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-versus-plants/)
• Prostate vs. a Plant-Based Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-versus-a-plant-based-diet/)
• Flaxseeds vs. Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseed-vs-prostate-cancer/)
• Was It the Flaxseed, Fat Restriction, or Both? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/was-it-the-flaxseed-fat-restriction-or-both/)
• Prostate Cancer Survival: The A/V Ratio (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-survival-the-av-ratio/)
• Eggs, Choline, and Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-choline-and-cancer/)
• Prostate Cancer and Organic Milk vs. Almond Milk (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-and-organic-milk-vs-almond-milk/)
• Omega 3s, Prostate Cancer, and Atrial Fibrillation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/omega-3s-prostate-cancer-and-atrial-fibrillation/)
• Changing a Man’s Diet After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/changing-mans-diet-prostate-cancer-diagnosis/)
• Pomegranate vs. Placebo for Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/pomegranate-vs-placebo-for-prostate-cancer/)
• Best Supplements for Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-supplements-for-prostate-cancer/)
• Fermented or Unfermented Soy Foods for Prostate Cancer Prevention? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fermented-or-unfermented-soy-foods-for-prostate-cancer-prevention/)
• The Role of Soy Foods in Prostate Cancer Prevention (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-role-of-soy-foods-in-prostate-cancer-prevention-and-treatment/)
• Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 1 (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-advanced-prostate-cancer-with-diet-part-1/)
• Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet: Part 2 (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-advanced-prostate-cancer-with-diet-part-2/)
• Lycopene Supplements vs. Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lycopene-supplements-vs-prostate-cancer/)
• Tomato Sauce vs. Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/tomato-sauce-vs-prostate-cancer/)
• Eggs and Breast Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eggs-and-breast-cancer/)
• Dairy and Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-and-cancer/)
• White Button Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/white-button-mushrooms-for-prostate-cancer)

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