Dear Friends,

This may be the most significant update in a couple of years or more
involving my use of Flaxseed Oil/Cottage cheese with at least a
semi-aggressive Prostate Cancer.

I will list only the relevant PSAs and observations.

PSA July 16 2003 4.5
PSA Sept 3 2003 10.3 [I had used Androgel for 5 weeks to boost
testosterone - with me it
backfired]
PSA Nov 25 2003 4.7 [down after quiting Androgel]
PSA Jan 8 2004 6.2 [testosterone below 50]

Now going to 3 month intervals instead of 6 week intervals:

April 14 2004 10.8
July 7 2004 23.2
Oct 6 2004 24.9
Dec 29 2004 49.5
Feb 18 2005 49.1 [ seven weeks later]

Comments:

About Jan 8 of 2004 I began the use of Ellagic Acid. I had seen
references to experimental work that indicated that ellagic acid was
quite effective against Prostate Cancer. I had found a good source.
The next PSA in April increased more than half to 10.8

Three months later the PSA was 23.2; more than doubled. Not Panic time
but puzzling.

It was decided to increase the FO/CC to 5 tablespoons a day and stay
with DIM.

A few weeks later I learned from a good friend who writes for a Prostate
Cancer publication, The Quest, that Lycopene was effective in many
instances against Prostate Cancer but that it takes a really significant
amount; 3 twelve ounce glasses of tomato juice a day. I added that
around September 2004.

The October PSA was up but not significantly and we stayed with 5 Tbsps
of Flaxseed Oil a day, heavy ellagic acid and Lycopene primarily.

Three months later, December 29, 2004, the PSA had doubled to 49.5!!

A couple of weeks previous to Dec 29 I had learned from the Flaxseed Oil
2 list that Dr. Budwig did not use antioxidants as that robbed electrons
that the Flaxseed Oil supplied to cells. Then I learned that both
ellagic acid and Lycopene are powerful antioxidants. Also, other
supplements that we use a lot are antioxidants.

The thought occurred that I might be destroying the effect of the
Flaxseed oil and actually doing very little.

I had eliminated the Lycopene and Ellagic Acid as soon as I learned of
the relationships between Flaxseed Oil and the antioxidants and the
doctor suggested we go for six or seven weeks and see what happened. If
the PSA was still rising I would resort to a Lupron shot and see if I
might still not be refactory.

After a few nights of dreams and "sweating blood" a little I got the PSA
today and it has not risen. The Flaxseed Oil, without the interference
of the antioxidants, seems to have stopped the rise cold!

It is my continued belief that conventional medicine has no answer to
metastatic Prostate Cancer and it is entirely possible that Flaxseed Oil
can provide what is needed for a lot men with advanced Prostate Cancer
to survive and enjoy life a little longer.

The work of Dr. Reinhold Vieth in Toronto with vitamin D3,
chelocalciferol, may well be a big help as well and will not conflict
with Flaxseed Oil.

I attribute a lot of what has happened to learning of antioxidants on
the Flaxseed Oil 2 list.

Cliff