Grade B evidence also suggested that exercise may improve prostate cancer patients ' muscle mass , muscular strength , functional performance ( walking and sit to st and speed ) , as well as health-related , social and physical quality of life .
These effects appeared greater for group-rather than home-based-exercise , especially if these programs included resistance training .
CONTEXT Prostate cancer patients , especially those on and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) , experience many symptoms that make it difficult to maintain their independence and quality of life .
Because ADT acts by means of reducing testosterone production , exercise may offset many of the ADT side effects and those of the cancer itself .
OBJECTIVES This systematic review of the literature evaluates whether exercise could reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for prostate cancer patients .
Effects of an oncologist’s recommendation to exercise on self-reported exercise behavior in newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Background : Increased attention has focused on exercise as a quality of life intervention for breast cancer survivors during and after adjuvant therapy . Purpose : Our objective was to examine the effects of an oncologist ’s recommendation to exercise on self-reported exercise behavior in newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors attending their first adjuvant therapy consultation . Methods : Using a single-blind , 3-armed , r and omized controlled trial , 450 breast cancer survivors were r and omly assigned to receive an oncologist exercise recommendation only , an oncologist exercise recommendation plus referral to an exercise specialist , or usual care . The primary outcome was self-reported total exercise ( in metabolic equivalent [ MET ] hours per week ) at 5 weeks postconsultation . Results : The follow-up assessment rate was 73 % ( 329 of 450 ) . Intention-to-treat analysis based on participants with follow-up data indicated a significant difference in total exercise in favor of the recommendation -only group over the usual care group ( mean difference , 3.4 MET hr per week ; 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] , 0.7–6.1 MET hr per week ; p = .011 ) . There was no significant difference between the recommendation -plus-referral group and the usual care group ( mean difference , 1.5 MET hr per week ; 95 % CI , −1.0 to 4.0 MET hr per week ; p = .244 ) . Ancillary on-treatment analyses showed that participants who recalled an exercise recommendation reported significantly more total exercise than participants who did not recall an exercise recommendation ( mean difference , 4.1 MET hr per week ; 95 % CI , 1.9–6.4 MET hr per week ; p < .001 ) . Conclusions : Our findings suggest that an oncologist recommendation may increase exercise behavior in newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors , particularly if it is recalled 1 week after the recommendation
Grade B evidence also suggested that exercise may improve prostate cancer patients ' muscle mass , muscular strength , functional performance ( walking and sit to st and speed ) , as well as health-related , social and physical quality of life .
These effects appeared greater for group-rather than home-based-exercise , especially if these programs included resistance training .
CONTEXT Prostate cancer patients , especially those on and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) , experience many symptoms that make it difficult to maintain their independence and quality of life .
Because ADT acts by means of reducing testosterone production , exercise may offset many of the ADT side effects and those of the cancer itself .
OBJECTIVES This systematic review of the literature evaluates whether exercise could reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for prostate cancer patients .