Resistance Training and Reduction of Treatment Side Effects in Prostate Cancer Patients

2006298 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Daniel A. Galvão · Edith Cowan University

Kazunori Nosaka · Edith Cowan University

Dennis R. Taaffe · University of Queensland

Nigel Spry · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Linda J. Kristjanson · Edith Cowan University

Michael R. McGuigan · Edith Cowan University

Katsuhiko Suzuki ·

Abstract

Progressive resistance exercise has beneficial effects on muscle strength, functional performance and balance in older men receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer and should be considered to preserve body composition and reduce treatment side effects.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare and Venom Research Cancer survivorship and care Phytoestrogen effects and research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Volume 38, Issue 12, pp. 2045-2052

DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000233803.48691.8b

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