Exercise & prostate cancer.Older men who got at least three hours of vigorous exercise vigorous exercise A form of exercise that is intense enough to cause sweating and/or heavy breathing/ and/or ↑ heart rate to near maximum; VE is formally defined as that which requires > 6 METs; there is a graded inverse relationship between total physical a week had almost a 70 percent lower risk of advanced prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. than similar men who did little or no vigorous exercise. (Vigorous exercise includes running, jogging, biking, swimming tennis, racquetball, squash, rowing, weight training, and heavy outdoor work.) Researchers found no link between prostate cancer and non-vigorous exercise. Nor did they see any effect of exercise (even vigorous) in men younger than 65. What to do: Do the most (and most vigorous) exercise you safely can. But remember that even moderate exercise (climbing stairs and walking, for example) can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . diverticular disease, osteoporosis, an enlarged prostate, and more. Archives of Internal Medicine The Archives of Internal Medicine is a bi-monthly international peer-reviewed professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of Internal Medicine 165: 1005. 2005 |
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