HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL VS. CONTINUOUS ENDURANCE TRAINING: PREVENTIVE EFFECTS ON HORMONAL CHANGES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS IN PREDIABETES PATIENTS While this paper is not specifically in patients with cancer, pre-diabetes, diabetes and metabolic syndrome are very common health issues for cancer management and the systemic milieu that is produces definitely increases the growth rate and likelihood [...]
Does exercise intensity matter for fatigue during (neo-)adjuvant cancer treatment? The Phys-Can randomised clinical trial Researchers conducting this exercise medicine trial involving 577 patients report that high intensity combination exercise medicine produced significantly better cancer related fatigue outcome compared to low-moderate intensity although the difference was not clinically meaningful. Interestingly, the addition of behaviour [...]
Psychological distress in men with prostate cancer undertaking androgen deprivation therapy: modifying effects of exercise from a year-long randomized controlled trial Various supervised exercise modes (aerobic, resistance and impact loading) are effective in reducing psychological distress in men with prostate cancer on ADT. Those with the highest level of psychological distress improved the most. [...]
Compliance to aerobic and resistance training exercise prescription is higher for PT supervised versus group-based exercise The results of this study are somewhat expected but it was surprising that there was such a difference in resistance training intensity (73% 1RM versus 56% 1RM). Group-based exercise is more efficient, reducing cost for the patient and [...]
Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality A National Cohort Study of 403 681 US Adults In this exceptionally large epidemiology study it was concluded that for the same volume of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), a higher proportion of vigorous physical activity (VPA) to total physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality. [...]
What is the minimal dose for resistance exercise effectiveness in prostate cancer patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis on patient-reported outcomes Even a relatively low dosage of resistance training results in clinically significant benefits in men with prostate cancer if intensity is moderate to high. This is in part because most are untrained to begin [...]
Exercise is proven to aid cancer treatments, so why don't patients have subsidised access to rehab? A really good article just published by one of Australia's leading news networks putting a strong case as to why exercise physiology services should be funded by the national Medicare system. It would certainly improve patient outcomes and [...]
We have the program, what now? Development of an implementation plan to bridge the research-practice gap prevalent in exercise oncology Abstract Background: Exercise has emerged as a promising therapy for people with cancer. Novel programs have been developed to translate research into practice; however, implementation barriers have limited their success in part because successful translation [...]
Can Exercise Adaptations Be Maintained in Men with Prostate Cancer Following Supervised Programmes? Implications to the COVID-19 Landscape of Urology and Clinical Exercise In this brief correspondence, we evaluate the potential impact of pivoting from face-to-face supervised to unsupervised home-based exercise programmes to contextualise the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in prostate cancer patients. [...]
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia has released their Prostate cancer survivorship essentials framework: guidelines for practitioners. In this document 7 priorities are highlighted for immediate action. Abstract Objective To develop contemporary and inclusive prostate cancer survivorship guidelines for the Australian setting. Participants and Methods A four‐round iterative policy Delphi was used, with a [...]
