Prostate cancer patients who regularly take brisk walks are better off than those who don’t, according to a new study.
The study analyzed data from 1,455 prostate cancer patients who were asked to report their physical activities.
By taking walks, researchers reported, patients lower their risk for disease progression and reduce their chances of dying from the disease.
"Men who engaged in brisk walking, defined as three miles per hour or faster, after a diagnosis of clinically localized prostate cancer, had a reduced risk of prostate cancer progression compared to men who walked at an easy pace [less than two miles per hour]," said study author Erin L. Richman from the University of California, San Francisco. She added that patients who walked briskly for a minimum of three hours per week have a “57 percent lower risk of disease progression compared to men who walked less than three hours per week at an easy pace. These results were independent of clinical prognostic factors, dietary factors and lifestyle factors such as obesity and smoking."
The researchers noted that the pace of walking was even more important than the amount of time spent walking. Walking at an easy pace provided no particular benefit against prostate cancer progression.
The findings support previous research, which has indicated that moderately intense exercise is associated with less risk for aggressive prostate cancer.
The study analyzed data from 1,455 prostate cancer patients who were asked to report their physical activities.
By taking walks, researchers reported, patients lower their risk for disease progression and reduce their chances of dying from the disease.
"Men who engaged in brisk walking, defined as three miles per hour or faster, after a diagnosis of clinically localized prostate cancer, had a reduced risk of prostate cancer progression compared to men who walked at an easy pace [less than two miles per hour]," said study author Erin L. Richman from the University of California, San Francisco. She added that patients who walked briskly for a minimum of three hours per week have a “57 percent lower risk of disease progression compared to men who walked less than three hours per week at an easy pace. These results were independent of clinical prognostic factors, dietary factors and lifestyle factors such as obesity and smoking."
The researchers noted that the pace of walking was even more important than the amount of time spent walking. Walking at an easy pace provided no particular benefit against prostate cancer progression.
The findings support previous research, which has indicated that moderately intense exercise is associated with less risk for aggressive prostate cancer.
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