After following over 4,000 non-metastatic prostate cancer patients for 14 years, ACS discovered:
Men who followed the guidelines closest “were 23% less likely to die from any cause and 25% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease compared with those with the lowest adherence.”
Patients who participated in “150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity” aerobic exercise and who kept a BMI under obesity levels were classified as highest adherence. Men who combined the moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity exercises and who were not obese also had higher survival rates.
The study’s lead author, Dr. Valeria Elahy, post-doctoral fellow in cancer epidemiology, prevention, and survivorship at the ACS said in a press release: “Even men who were not following the guideline before their prostate cancer diagnosis, but improved afterward, experienced lower mortality compared with men who maintained low adherence. It’s never too late to benefit from adopting healthier lifestyle behaviors.”
