15 years living with prostate cancer — and NO PROGRESSION.

Описание: Blue Cure founder Gabe Canales has lived with prostate cancer for 15 years — with no progression.

He often asks himself:
Did drastic lifestyle changes make a difference?
He wants to believe they did — even though there’s no way to know for sure whether those changes slowed his cancer.

But what if he hadn’t made them?
What if he had continued living with a highly inflammatory diet and poor lifestyle habits?

Would his cancer have progressed?
Would he now be battling heart disease, diabetes, or stroke — like other men in his family?

In this clip, Gabe speaks with Dr. Scott Eggener, Vice Chair of Urology at UChicago Medicine, and asks whether lifestyle may have influenced the course of his prostate cancer. Dr. Eggener acknowledges it absolutely could have — while clarifying that there's no definitive proof. That uncertainty is something many men on active surveillance wrestle with: there may not be certainty, but there is power in taking ownership of one’s health.

Since his diagnosis, research has continued to support elements of the approach Gabe chose — originally guided by Dr. Aaron Katz, and later reinforced by Dr. Dean Ornish and the late Dr. John Mendelsohn of MD Anderson, who introduced him to Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, Director of Integrative Medicine.

These experts helped shape Gabe’s belief that while he couldn’t control the diagnosis, he could influence the direction of his health.

Excerpt from Gabe’s conversation with Dr. Scott Eggener, MD
Vice Chair of Urology, University of Chicago Medicine

About Dr. Scott Eggener:
Dr. Eggener is a urologic oncologist and Vice Chair of Urology at UChicago Medicine. He co-directs the High-Risk and Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic and has published over 300 papers focused on improving how prostate cancer is screened, monitored, and treated. He currently oversees active surveillance for more than 1,000 men with low-risk disease.

About Gabe Canales
Gabe Canales has lived with low-risk prostate cancer since 2010, when he was diagnosed at age 35. He is the author of Unexpected Diagnosis: Prostate Cancer and the Wake-Up Call to Live Healthier and Happier, the founder of the nonprofit Blue Cure Foundation, and advocates for prostate cancer patients, and men's health issues.

About Blue Cure
Blue Cure is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, founded by Gabe Canales, who was diagnosed in 2010 with early-stage prostate cancer at age 35.

The Mission of Blue Cure is to save men from premature death, by empowering men with the knowledge that lifestyle choices can prevent and reduce the risk of leading causes of male death from lifestyle-driven chronic health conditions and cancers.

Blue Cure wants to end the stigma that keeps men from taking control of their health to live healthier, happier lives. BlueCure.org

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