Results The majority of studies demonstrated RE as an effective and safe intervention to improve muscular strength and performance , fatigue and quality of life ( QoL ) in PCaPs , while there is inconclusive evidence concerning cardiovascular performance , body composition , blood lipids , bone mineral density ( BMD ) , and immune response .
Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective , safe , and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality .
The aim of this systematic review was to focus on specific effects of resistance exercise ( RE ) in the adjuvant therapy and rehabilitation of prostate cancer patients ( PCaPs ) receiving or having received and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) .
Lifestyle Intervention in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer Receiving Androgen Suppression Therapy: A Feasibility Study
Background : Healthy lifestyle behaviors could have a role in ameliorating some of the adverse effects of and rogen suppression therapy  ( AST ) in men with prostate cancer . The primary aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a tapered supervised exercise program in combination with dietary advice in men with advanced prostate cancer receiving AST . Methods : Advanced prostate cancer patients receiving AST for a minimum of 6 months were r and omized to a 12-week lifestyle program comprising aerobic and resistance exercise , plus dietary advice ( n = 25 ) , or st and ard care ( n = 25 ) . Exercise behavior , dietary macronutrient intake , quality of life , fatigue , functional fitness , and biomarkers associated with disease progression were assessed at baseline , after the intervention , and at 6 months . Results : The lifestyle group showed improvements in exercise behavior ( P < 0.001 ) , dietary fat intake ( P = 0.001 ) , total energy intake ( P = 0.005 ) , fatigue ( P = 0.002 ) , aerobic exercise tolerance ( P < 0.001 ) , and muscle strength ( P = 0.033 ) compared with st and ard care controls . Although a high rate of attrition ( 44 % ) was observed at 6 months , the improvements in key health outcomes were sustained . No effects on clinical prostate cancer disease markers were observed . Conclusions : This preliminary evidence suggests that pragmatic lifestyle interventions have potential to evoke improvements in exercise and dietary behavior , in addition to other important health outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer receiving AST . Impact : This study shows for the first time that pragmatic lifestyle interventions are feasible and could have a positive impact on health behaviors and other key outcomes in men with advanced prostate cancer receiving AST . Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev ; 20(4 ) ; 647–57 . © 2011 AACR
Results The majority of studies demonstrated RE as an effective and safe intervention to improve muscular strength and performance , fatigue and quality of life ( QoL ) in PCaPs , while there is inconclusive evidence concerning cardiovascular performance , body composition , blood lipids , bone mineral density ( BMD ) , and immune response .
Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective , safe , and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality .
The aim of this systematic review was to focus on specific effects of resistance exercise ( RE ) in the adjuvant therapy and rehabilitation of prostate cancer patients ( PCaPs ) receiving or having received and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) .