Comments on: Physical activity and prostate cancer risk http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/physical-activity-and-prostate-cancer-risk/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Del http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/physical-activity-and-prostate-cancer-risk/#comment-6298 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:03 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7108#comment-6298 I will be age 72 this month and have been working out (in gym, out on the road on a 10-speed, or hiking mountains) 7 days per week since my 40th birthday, and I still maintain that pace. Like Steve Z in the previous reply, I have a strong cardiovascular system and should live into my 90s, as did both of my parents. The elephant in the room is did the Gleason 7 (4 + 3) T2a prostate cancer stay away from my younger years or would today’s numbers have been worse, had I not been physically active. Since I will never know, I’ll use the rationale that all of that effort will contribute to a more successful cure.

]]> By: Steve Z http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/physical-activity-and-prostate-cancer-risk/#comment-6286 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:09:42 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7108#comment-6286 Running about 1,000 miles a year for the last 20 years didn’t save me from prostate cancer.

The irony is that my cardiovascular health is so good, I should live into my 90s, so the low risk disease I currently have could become a factor.

]]> By: Wellescent Health http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/physical-activity-and-prostate-cancer-risk/#comment-6279 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:22:42 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7108#comment-6279 Unfortunately, these results are not likely significant enough to motivate people to become more active. However, besides prostate cancer risk, if we were all willing to put in 30 minutes of activity, per day there are many ways in which that would benefit our overall health and reduce our cancer risks.

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