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Prostate cancer news update: Friday, August 21, 2009
In today’s reports we note items related to: Whether add-back estrogen improves cognitive function in men on ADT Exercise and its impact on the side effects of ADT A new technique for delivering...
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Physical activity and prostate cancer risk
A new study by an international team of researchers has further endorsed the value of regular exercise and activity in the long-term prevention of prostate cancer. Orsini et al. studied data from a...
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Of hops, prostate cancer, beer, exercise, and coffee
A report presented at a cancer prevention conference in Houston this week suggests that a compound found in hops — xanthohumol — might have activity as a prostate cancer preventive agent. According to...
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Prostate cancer news reports: Sunday, January 17, 2010
In today’s news reports we address recent publications on: The GEMCaP biomarkers and prediction of prostate cancer recurrence post-surgery Biopsy Gleason score under-staging and active surveillance The...
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A randomized, controlled trial of diet and exercise for men on ADT
A research team in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has initiated a randomized, controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of diet and exercise on body composition, fatigue, and quality of life for...
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Regular exercise and prostate cancer-specific survival
According to a new analysis of data from participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, regular physical activity is associated with an overall and a prostate cancer-specific survival...
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So Kegel exercises really do work — albeit a little late!
An article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has documented the value of Kegel exercises (with or without biofeedback and pelvic floor electrical stimulation) on...
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A diet and exercise tool-kit for patients on ADT
A group of French researchers have tested use of a diet and exercise tool-kit for men about to start androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). We have not seen the tool-kit, and obviously it is in French …...
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Age, exercise, and ADT: effects on health and fitness in prostate cancer...
While there is general consensus that exercise helps to minimize the impact of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on body composition, fitness, and other factors, there is limted evidence from clinical...
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The role of exercise in prostate cancer management
Prostate cancer patients in general, but most especially men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), experience symptoms and side effects of treatment that make it difficult to maintain their...
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Metformin in the management of ADT-related side effects and morbidities
A newly published article in BJU International offers data from a small, randomized, pilot study of the use of metformin and lifestyle changes in the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and androgen...
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Vigorous exercise may prevent progression of low-risk prostate cancer
The idea that exercise and physicial fitness may be associated with a reduction in risk of disease progression in men with relatively low-risk prostate cancer is hardly new, but a study to be presented...
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Nutrition and exercise guidance for cancer survivors
In an article just published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the American Cancer Society has updated its guidance to cancer survivors about things like diet, exercise, and the use of dietary...
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Does type of exercise affect HRQoL in men on ADT for prostate cancer?
A newly published study in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity has examined the differing effects of two types of exercise on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of men with prostate...
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Is race a factor in exercise and prostate cancer prevention?
We have known for some time that regular exercise may lower risk for prostate cancer. Indeed, a study by Clarke and Whittemore published in 2000 suggested that men who take little to no exercise may be...
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Aggressive prostate cancer and WCRF lifestyle recommendations
According to information in a media release posted on the UPI.com web site yesterday, a newly published study in the journal Nutrition and Cancer has shown that “Eating right, exercise and other...
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Surprise: exercise is good for men on ADT!
According to a review article recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, “Among patients … treated with androgen-deprivation therapy, appropriately prescribed exercise is safe and may...
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Supervised exercise and prevention of ADT-related side effects
A small, randomized trial in a group of 60+ Australian patients has demonstrated that a supervised exercise program started at the same time as initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can have...
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What’s being presented at ASCO this year: II
A “first-of-its kind” quality of life study to be presented at ASCO this year is a year-long, randomized, three-arm trial of the value of “purposeful” physical exercise in the management of men on...
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Resistance training and quality of life among men on ADT
A newly published study has added to the mounting evidence that resistance training and related exercises are a valuable complement to medical care for men on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)....
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