Prostate cancer: Age, exercise, and ADT

While there is general consensus that exercise helps to minimize the impact of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) on body composition, fitness, and other factors, there is limted evidence from clinical trials about the specific types of exercise that may be of greatest value.

A recent study targeted the  effects of patient age, type of exercise, and the use of ADT on changes in body composition and fitness following a 24-week exercise program in men with prostate cancer.

The authors conclude that  men with prostate cancer who are on ADT would do better to indulge in resistance training than by taking a regular, brisk half-hour walk, but on the other hand, we probably wouldn’t want to discourage the regular, brisk walk. That is also known to come with benefits