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A Mediterranean Diet Intervention to Decrease Risk of Disease Progression among Men with Localized Prostate Cancer at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital

Trial Status: active

This clinical trial tests a Mediterranean diet intervention to decrease risk of disease progression among men with prostate cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized) at Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital. Low socioeconomic status is associated with prostate cancer death in men of all races and ethnicities. Therefore, identifying ways to delay disease progression in men with low socioeconomic status is important. Dietary interventions maybe a helpful way to modify the risk of prostate cancer progression and impact cardiovascular risk factors, given many men with localized prostate cancer will die of cardiovascular disease rather than prostate cancer. Previous research has shown that a Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and olive oil, may prevent damage to the heart and may be associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer progression in men whose disease is actively monitored. Using a Mediterranean diet intervention may decrease risk of prostate cancer progression and cardiovascular disease in men with localized prostate cancer at LBJ Hospital.