Lycopene In Preventing of Prostate Cancer

You may be eligible if

• DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
• Normal healthy males judged to be in good medical condition based on history and physical exam confirming the absence of chronic medical conditions
• Baseline serum lycopene less than 600 nM
• PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
• Age:
• 18 to 45
• Performance status:
• Karnofsky 100%
• Life expectancy:
• Not specified
• Hematopoietic:
• Hematologic function normal
• Hepatic:
• Liver function normal
• No hepatic disease
• Renal:
• Kidney function normal
• No renal disease
• Cardiovascular:
• No hypertension requiring medication
• No cardiovascular disease
• Normal EKG
• Other:
• No evidence of a psychiatric disorder
• Must be within 15% of ideal body weight based on standard weight tables
• No history of smoking within the past 3 months
• At least 72 hours since prior alcohol consumption and no history of alcohol abuse
• No history of gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition that could affect drug absorption
• No allergy to tomato based products
• No active malignancy at any site
• No illness that would pose a threat or additional risk (e.g., thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus)
• PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
• Biologic therapy:
• Not specified
• Chemotherapy:
• Not specified
• Endocrine therapy:
• Not specified
• Radiotherapy:
• Not specified
• Surgery:
• Not specified
• Other:
• At least 14 days since prior prescription drugs
• No concurrent regular prescription medications
• At least 30 days since other prior experimental drugs
• No concurrent participation in any other experimental trial