The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has put together a brief research survey to learn more about patients’ experiences with cancer care. Specifically, ASCO is interested in patient’s perspectives on how things like diet, exercise, and weight management are incorporated into cancer care. … READ MORE …
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There’s no simple way to prevent the onset of prostate cancer or to prevent its progression over time (e.g., based on diet or taking supplements or exercising like a maniac). However, … READ MORE …
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has recently issued a new “booklet” (it’s about 90 pages in length) entitled, The Science of Living Well, Beyond Cancer. … READ MORE …
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A new study just published in European Urology appears to have confirmed a connection between regular, vigorous exercise (in men of 45 to 75 years of age) and a reduced risk for aggressive (i.e., advanced and lethal) forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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In an incidentally timely manner, the May issue of Annals of Oncology carries a systematic review and meta-analysis of data on physical activity and risk for prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Early in May this year, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) issued a formal statement about the importance of exercise in the management of all types of cancer. … READ MORE …
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Once again your sitemaster finds himself flabbergasted at just how often we need to repeat similar experiments to prove the obvious. … READ MORE …
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It should come as no great surprise to anyone that one’s level of physical activity is not necessarily linked, on its own, to one’s risk for diagnosis with prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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One of the annoyances associated with radiation treatments given over a long duration (for prostate cancer and for other reasons) is a growing feeling of fatigue. … READ MORE …
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According to a news release just issued by Queen’s University, Belfast, a group of 150 researchers around the world is coming together to expand enrollment and access to the Australian INTERVAL trial into a global trial to test whether serious exercise should be prescribed as part of the treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Yet another study has confirmed the benefits of regular exercise in the prevention or delay of prostate cancer-specific mortality among men with non-metastatic prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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A newly published study from a Dutch research group has suggested that higher muscle mass is associated with less risk for fatigue in men with advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Readers with a strong interest in the relationships between exercise and risk for cancer recurrence may want to download and read the full text of a recent article by Friedenreich et al. … READ MORE …
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The Prostate Cancer: Evidence of Exercise and Nutrition Trial (PrEvENT) has been ongoing in England since August 2014 and is an important and serious exploration of how diet and exercise may affect the outcomes of men who are treated for prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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It has long been understood that taking regular exercise can be helpful in management of risk for fatigue among men being treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer — whatever the stage of prostate cancer that the patient is being treated for. … READ MORE …
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