Regular Exercise Tied to Better Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors
Yet study shows few African-American cancer survivors meet recommended activity goals.
Diet and Exercise
Genetic Counseling for Prostate Cancer May Be an Opportunity to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Approaches
Age, BMI, and education may indicate physical activity levels in men seeking genetic counseling and/or testing for prostate cancer.
Individualized Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Post Prostatectomy-Related Incontinence, Pain
A retrospective chart review demonstrated that pelvic floor muscle training can help relieve prostatectomy-related incontinence and pain in men with prostate cancer.
Malnutrition and Physical Inactivity May Be Crippling Clinical Trial Results
Researchers found that nutrition status and activity levels have a more significant influence on outcomes for participants in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of cancer drugs than previously believed.
Kegel Exercises After Prostate Surgery Called Into Question
Pelvic physical therapy may be more appropriate than Kegel exercises in managing post-radical prostatectomy pain and stress urinary incontinence, according to a new study.
Leisure-Time Physical Activity Linked to Lower Cancer Risk
Risk lower for seven types of cancer including colon, breast, kidney with recommended amounts of physical activity.
Multinational Consensus Panel Confirms Benefits of Exercise, Updates Recommendations for Cancer Survivors
The American College of Sports Medicine reconvened the ACSM Roundtable to update its guidelines for prescribing exercise for patients and survivors of cancers.
Dietary Patterns May Possibly Be Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
Plant-based diets might lower risk, animal-based diets containing dairy might raise risk for prostate cancer
Cardiorespiratory Fitness May Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes
In fit men, mortality lower in smokers with lung cancer, lung cancer risk lower in former smokers.
Exercise Should Be Prescribed to Cancer Survivors
Key stakeholders are urged to create the infrastructure and necessary cultural adaptations.
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