Author Interviews, Exercise - Fitness, JAMA, Prostate Cancer / 24.08.2021
Prostate Cancer: Effects of HIIT Program on Localized Disease
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Kerry S. Courneya, PhD
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Cancer
Director, Behavioral Medicine Laboratory and Fitness Center
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation | College of Health Sciences
University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta | CANADA
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: An increasing number of men with low risk prostate cancer (PCa) do not receive any immediate medical treatments for their PCa. This practice is called active surveillance (AS). It can be very stressful for men because about one-third of them will eventually experience disease progression and require medical treatments. Right now, there is nothing these men can really do for themselves other than to attend all of their follow-up medical visits. Some research has shown that exercise may slow the progression of prostate tumours and metastasis in animal models and improve quality of life in men during and after PCa treatments. Very little research, however, has been conducted in the AS setting. We wanted to see if a high intensity interval training exercise program could improve fitness and prevent or delay biochemical progression of PCa in the AS setting.
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