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Exercise After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

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PCa is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Though often curable or treatable with an excellent long-term survival, many therapeutic options reduce health-related QoL. Exercise and regular PA have been demonstrated as beneficial throughout the continuum of the disease. Clinically important benefits have been observed particularly during the active treatment phase. Several recent intervention trials have investigated the effects of different exercise modalities (e.g., aerobic exercise, resistance training) during treatment on patient health-related QoL with promising results. Given the observed benefits, the issue of exercise adherence is becoming the focal point of studies as researchers strive to initiate a chronic health behavior change of increased PA to maintain exercise benefits beyond the acute intervention phase. This chapter reviews the current body of literature on exercise during PCa treatment and provides recommendations for future studies, implications for clinical practice, and preliminary recommendations for exercise prescription.

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Santa Mina, D., Ritvo, P., Segal, R., Culos-Reed, N., Alibhai, S.M. (2010). Exercise After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. In: Saxton, J., Daley, A. (eds) Exercise and Cancer Survivorship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1173-5_7

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