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And more importantly, most men with prostate cancer will die of something that isn't prostate cancer.

> Most men will get prostate cancer if they live long enough

That's an understatement. According to my mother's medical school teachers, all men get prostate cancer, but it develops pretty slowly.

Not to derail the entire discussion, but what is the current best practices regarding treatment for prostate cancer?

Is there anywhere to keep up-to-date on this specific topic, if it is indeed nearly inevitable?

A dead sibling post mentioned tomatoes. It is apparently supported by some research but seems to be not conclusive. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23883692

Sure, prostate cancer doesn't get you, but complications from urinary tract infections and complications from incontinence are just as deadly.