Analyzing the Link Between Diet and Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed non-skin cancer among men within the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Fortunately, the incidence rate among men 50 years of age and older declined by nearly 8% per year from 2004 to 2013 (Houston, King, Li, and Jemal 2018). However, the prevalence of the late stage of this disease increased approximately 1.4% annually during the same period.

As men age, the walnut-sized prostate, located below the bladder and …