■Store Manager Nichara, currently 60 years old, was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the end of 2021 when she was 58 years old. At that time, her PSA level was 47, and the biopsy results showed 11 out of 12 cores with a Gleason score of 5+4=9. Bone scintigraphy also revealed metastasis to the lumbar spine, and she was diagnosed with T1cN0M1b. She began hormone therapy with Bicalutamide and Zoladex. Later on, she decided to stop hormone therapy after 6 months and is currently under surveillance using only lycopene carrot.
I will now tell you about my approach to dealing with prostate cancer.
The trigger was when I, Nichara, the store manager, was making smoothies as part of my daily routine, including ingredients like komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), spinach, dried shiitake mushrooms, black garlic, and carrots.
One day, the regular muddy carrots I always bought were sold out, and instead, there were carrots of a variety called lycopene carrots. I reluctantly bought them and added them to my smoothie as usual. After spending about three days swimming and walking for physical conditioning, I suddenly realized something.
What did I realize?
I had been applying four hot packs every morning, visiting an acupuncture clinic once a week, and enduring the pain in my lower back caused by bone metastases. But to my surprise, the pain had disappeared.
The side effects of hormone therapy were severe for me: hot flashes, heavy-headedness, numbness in my hands, shortness of breath, coughing, and a sudden decrease in muscle strength, among others. I was filled with damage.
That's when I encountered lycopene carrots. My doctor told me that I had to continue hormone therapy for the rest of my life, but I found it unbearable. So, when it was decided that I could undergo radiation therapy for the primary lesion and the metastatic site in my lumbar spine, I decided to stop hormone therapy without consulting my doctor.
The reason I was able to make this decision was that lycopene carrot powder was available. Even in seasons when fresh lycopene carrots were not available, I could consume them anytime, anywhere. It has been one year and eight months since I stopped hormone therapy. My recent PSA level is 2.23. My male hormones have also returned, and I feel much better in many ways.
Please check out the blog where Store Manager Nichara documents his battle with cancer, titled "Kyuten Jukki: Prostate Cancer, Never Give Up!" [https://ameblo.jp/nichara106/entry-12744855539.html].
Last updated on May 8, 2024.
店長ニッチャラは現在60歳、2021年末58歳で前立腺がんが見つかりました。
その時のPSAは47、生検の結果12本中11本、GS5＋4＝9でした。骨シンチで腰骨へのがんの転移も見つかり、T1cN0M1bと診断され、ビカルタミドとゾラデックスによるホルモン治療を開始しました。
その後、独断でホルモン治療を6ヵ月でやめて現在リコピン人参のみで監視中。
自分流の前立腺がんとの向き合い方をお話しします。
きっかけは、店長である私ニッチャラが日課としていた、小松菜、ほうれん草、干し椎茸、黒にんにく、人参などを入れたスムージー作りでした。
その日はいつも買っていた泥付き人参が売り切れていて、代わりにあったのがリコピン人参という品種の人参。仕方なく買っていつものようにスムージーに入れて、体力作りのためのスイミングや散歩をしながら過ごして3日ほどたった時、ふと気付いてしまったのです。
何に気付いたかというと…
毎朝ホカロンを4枚貼って、週一で鍼灸院に通って、だましだまし付き合っていた骨転移の癌が原因の腰の痛みが無くなっていたのです。
ホルモン療法の副作用は私の場合とてもきつく、
火照り・頭が重い・手のしびれ・息切れ、咳、筋力の急激な減少、などのダメージで一杯になったところにリコピン人参と出会ったのです。
主治医には一生続けないといけないと言われたホルモン治療を続けるのは耐え難いと、転移はしていますが放射線治療を原発巣と腰骨の転移部位に受けられることが決まったのをきっかけに、私の独断で医師に相談することもなく勝手にホルモン治療を辞めることにしました。
辞める決断ができたのは、リコピン人参をパウダー化できたことで、生のリコピン人参が手に入らなくなる季節でも何時でもどこでも摂取することができようになったからでした。
ホルモン治療を勝手にやめてから今で1年8ヵ月が経過。直近のPSAは2.23。男性ホルモンの分泌も戻ってきて、いろいろ元気になってきています。
店長ニッチャラの闘病を綴ってるアメブロ 「九転十起～前立腺がんに負けてたまるか！～」https://ameblo.jp/nichara106/entry-12744855539.htmlをぜひ読んでみてください。
2024年5月8日更新