Research Publications
Prostate Health

Pilot study to explore effects of low-fat, flaxseed-supplemented diet on proliferation of benign prostatic epithelium and prostate-specific antigen
Demark-Wahnefried W, Robertson CN, Walther PJ, Polascik TJ, Paulson DF, Vollmer RT; Urology 2004 May;63(5):900-4

Phytoestrogens and prostate cancer
Morrissey C, Watson RW.; Curr Drug Targets. 2003 Apr;4(3):231-41

Effect of flaxseed supplementation on prostatic carcinoma in transgenic mice
Lin X, Gingrich JR, Bao W, Li J, Haroon ZA, Demark-Wahnefried W.;  Urology 2002 Nov;60(5):919-24

Effect of mammalian lignans on the growth of prostate cancer cell lines
Lin X, Switzer BR, Demark-Wahnefried W.;  Anticancer Res. 2001 Nov-Dec;21(6A):3995-9

Pilot study of dietary fat restriction and flaxseed supplementation in men with prostate cancer before surgery: exploring the effects on hormonal levels, prostate-specific antigen, and histopathologic features
Demark-Wahnefried W, Price DT, Polascik TJ, Robertson CN, Anderson EE, Paulson DF, Walther PJ, Gannon M, Vollmer RT.;   Urology 2001 Jul;58(1):47-52

Diet and its preventive role in prostatic disease
Denis L, Morton MS, Griffiths K.;  Eur Urol. 1999;35(5-6):377-87

Phytoestrogens and diseases of the prostate gland
Griffiths K, Denis L, Turkes A, Morton MS.;  Baillieres Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998;12:625-47

Measurement and metabolism of isoflavonoids and lignans in the human male
Morton MS, Matos-Ferreira A, Abranches-Monteiro L, Correia R, Blacklock N, Chan PS, Cheng C, Lloyd S, Chieh-ping W, Griffiths K.;  Cancer Lett. 1997 Mar 19;114(1-2):145-51

Inhibition of 5 alpha-reductase in genital skin fibroblasts and prostate tissue by dietary lignans and isoflavonoids
Evans BA, Griffiths K, Morton MS.; J Endocrinol. 1995 Nov;147(2):295-302Research Publications