According to researchers, exercising regularly for those with prostate cancer could cut the risk of dying from the disease by more than 50%.
A study of sufferers found physical activity was linked to a lower risk of dying prematurely from any cause, and in particular from the disease.
Researchers also found that men who did more vigorous activity had the lowest chance of dying from the disease – cutting the risk by 60 per cent.
Each year, nearly 218,000 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 32,000 die from it.
The 18-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of California looked at 2,705 men diagnosed with the disease, with participants reporting how long they spent doing physical activity such as walking, running and swimming each week.
Both non-vigorous and vigorous activity were beneficial, according to an advance online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Compared with men who walked less than 90 minutes a week at an easy pace, those who walked 90 or more minutes at a normal to very brisk pace had a 46 per cent lower risk of dying from any cause. Only vigorous activity – more than three hours per week – was associated with reduced prostate cancer mortality.
Men who did vigorous activity had a 61 per cent lower risk of a prostate cancer-related death than men who did less than an hour of vigorous activity a week.
Consult your GPs before drastically changing your fitness regimes.
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