(HealthDay): "HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Prostate cancer patients
who routinely engage in modest amounts of vigorous physical exercise
appear to lower their risk of dying from their disease, new research
suggests."
Three hours a week or more of vigorous biking, tennis, jogging or swimming seems to improve the prognosis among such patients, the research team found. But they added that even moderate physical activity appears to lower the overall risk of dying from any cause.
Focusing specifically on walking (the most popular activity, accounting for more than one-third of total MET-hours per week among the patients), Kenfield and her team found that seven or more hours per week of walking conferred a "significant benefit" relative to walking less than 20 minutes per week.
The authors further found that pace mattered, as those men who walked at a "normal" pace had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from any cause than men who walked at an "easy" pace. Those who walked at a "brisk" or "very brisk" pace fared even better, experiencing a 48 percent drop in their risk for death.
