Dr. Robert Turesky

of 300 men who had prostate disease or other neurological diseases. And unfortunately, the study was predominantly white. We had more than 90% of the men who were treated here at the university were white. So we don't have a large enough sub-cohort of black men to draw conclusions. But what we had seen is that in that cohort of white men,

of 300 men who had prostate disease or other neurological diseases. And unfortunately, the study was predominantly white. We had more than 90% of the men who were treated here at the university were white. So we don't have a large enough sub-cohort of black men to draw conclusions. But what we had seen is that in that cohort of white men,

those men who had an elevated PSA score, prostate-specific antigen, the protein that's produced in the prostate, that's generally not always, and there's some controversy with the PSA test, but there's a trend where those men who have higher PSA levels have a more aggressive prostate cancer form than men with a lower PSA level. So we had seen that in the men who had higher PSA levels,

those men who had an elevated PSA score, prostate-specific antigen, the protein that's produced in the prostate, that's generally not always, and there's some controversy with the PSA test, but there's a trend where those men who have higher PSA levels have a more aggressive prostate cancer form than men with a lower PSA level. So we had seen that in the men who had higher PSA levels,

they had higher level of this chemical in cooked meat called FIP, which we think is a prostate carcinogen. And then those men who had a low PSA score. We also had men who had inflammation, benign prostatic hyperplasia, that's non-cancerous. And those men also had lower levels of FIP in their hair than men with an elevated PSA score. And so That shows that there's an association.

they had higher level of this chemical in cooked meat called FIP, which we think is a prostate carcinogen. And then those men who had a low PSA score. We also had men who had inflammation, benign prostatic hyperplasia, that's non-cancerous. And those men also had lower levels of FIP in their hair than men with an elevated PSA score. And so That shows that there's an association.

It doesn't prove causality. I mean, it could be something else in cooked meat that is contributing to this aggressive, higher aggressive form that we have observed in this cohort here in Minnesota. Or it may be that, you know, there's another lifestyle factor that we don't know what it is that's being picked up with men that like to eat well-done cooked meats and have high levels of carcinogens.

It doesn't prove causality. I mean, it could be something else in cooked meat that is contributing to this aggressive, higher aggressive form that we have observed in this cohort here in Minnesota. Or it may be that, you know, there's another lifestyle factor that we don't know what it is that's being picked up with men that like to eat well-done cooked meats and have high levels of carcinogens.

But we're excited about this data because it's the first chemical marker for a lifestyle factor that we can link with prostate cancer pathology. So for me, it was a natural thing to hook up with Clarence and try to recruit more African-American men to get more extensive data. Now, these are healthy men that we're working with. Ideally, what we'd really like to do longer term is to work

But we're excited about this data because it's the first chemical marker for a lifestyle factor that we can link with prostate cancer pathology. So for me, it was a natural thing to hook up with Clarence and try to recruit more African-American men to get more extensive data. Now, these are healthy men that we're working with. Ideally, what we'd really like to do longer term is to work

in a cohort of, again, patients with urological diseases, whether it be prostate cancer, bladder cancer, or benign prosthetic hyperplasia, not only with white men, but also with blacks, and see if we can see whether there's a difference between the African-American cohort and the white cohort with levels of PIP in prostate cancer patients. That would strengthen our data.

in a cohort of, again, patients with urological diseases, whether it be prostate cancer, bladder cancer, or benign prosthetic hyperplasia, not only with white men, but also with blacks, and see if we can see whether there's a difference between the African-American cohort and the white cohort with levels of PIP in prostate cancer patients. That would strengthen our data.

and allow us to provide more specific advice to both, well, men in general about the health, potential health risk of eating well done cooked meat.

and allow us to provide more specific advice to both, well, men in general about the health, potential health risk of eating well done cooked meat.

Maybe going a little bit too far because we don't understand enough of what's going on in our bodies.

Maybe going a little bit too far because we don't understand enough of what's going on in our bodies.

There is, Well, let me back up a little bit.

There is, Well, let me back up a little bit.

I will eat it. Listen, I still love barbecued ribs. That's my wife, Nicole. Yeah. You know, what I tell the layperson is, you know, if you drink too much water, it's going to make you sick too.

I will eat it. Listen, I still love barbecued ribs. That's my wife, Nicole. Yeah. You know, what I tell the layperson is, you know, if you drink too much water, it's going to make you sick too.