Life Extension Magazine  Life Extension Magazine December 2013
New Study Reveals Four Nutrients that Lower PSA and Slow Cancer
Progression  By Ramon Gonzales    Pomegranate compounds suppress
enzymes in the intestine and liver that convert certain
molecules (procarcinogens) into cancer-causing agents.6,7 As it
relates to those with prostate cancer, the active constituents
in pomegranate have proven to be potent inducers of malignant
cell death through apoptosis.8-16    In one recent study,
pomegranate juice treatment in men with rising PSA after surgery
or radiotherapy resulted in a significant delay in PSA doubling
time (the time it takes PSA levels to rise) from a mean of 15
months before treatment to 54 months following
supplementation.14 Another study found more modest, but still
significant delay in doubling time, from 11.9 months to 18.8
months.18   These remarkable results are observed in part
because naturally occurring pomegranate polyphenols are
concentrated in prostate tissue, facilitating their