Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
Clinical events in prostate cancer lifestyle trial: results from two years of follow-up.
OBJECTIVES Previous research has demonstrated that patients with prostate cancer participating in the Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial had a reduction in prostate-specific antigen ( PSA ) levels , inhibition of LNCaP cell growth , and fewer prostate cancer-related clinical events at the end of 1 year compared with controls . The aim of this study was to examine the clinical events in this trial during a 2-year period . METHODS The Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial was a 1-year r and omized controlled clinical trial of 93 patients with early-stage prostate cancer ( Gleason score < 7 , PSA 4 - 10 ng/mL ) undergoing active surveillance . The patients in the experimental arm were encouraged to adopt a low-fat , plant-based diet , to exercise and practice stress management , and to attend group support sessions . The control patients received the usual care . RESULTS By 2 years of follow-up , 13 of 49 ( 27 % ) control patients and 2 of 43 ( 5 % ) experimental patients had undergone conventional prostate cancer treatment ( radical prostatectomy , radiotherapy , or and rogen deprivation , P < .05 ) . No differences were found between the groups in other clinical events ( eg , cardiac ) , and no deaths occurred . Three of the treated control patients but none of the treated experimental patients had a PSA level of > or=10 ng/mL , and 1 treated control patient but no treated experimental patients had a PSA velocity of > 2 ng/mL/y before treatment . No significant differences were found between the untreated experimental and untreated control patients in PSA change or velocity at the end of 2 years . CONCLUSIONS Patients with early-stage prostate cancer choosing active surveillance might be able to avoid or delay conventional treatment for at least 2 years by making changes in their diet and lifestyle
Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?