Participating in MSK study: Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cancer

[rosenjpj]

I am participating in an MSK study seeking to answer the question: "Will aerobic exercise change the biomarkers (signs of disease) found in the blood?" The study is supervised by MSK's exercise oncology department.

Details here: clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show...

They are evaluating three different cohorts including men with prostate cancer confined to the gland and on active surveillance.

It involves up to six 45-60 minute daily walking sessions per week for a year. They provide the treadmill, electronic tablet device, and a study kit that includes an activity tracker, heart rate monitor, blood pressure cuff, scale and glucose sensors. At the beginning, middle and end of the study I track what I eat with an app they provide and use a blood glucose monitor for two weeks. In addition to the daily exercise sessions, I go to MSK each month for blood samples.

The daily treadmill sessions are supervised by MSK exercise physiologists via Zoom. They start at a low level and build up in intensity each week through the year. I am continually blown away by the MSK staff. They are universally helpful, kind and smart.

Participants will not receive the results of any tests done during this study. Therefore, I continue to be followed by Dr. Ehdaie with twice a year PSA tests.

It feels good to be doing something to help myself while on AS and contributing to the knowledge about prostate cancer. Regardless of whether you are in a study like this, I believe the vigorous exercise can only help our overall health and ability to fight this disease.

[RMontana]

I have been following the issue of exercise and its impact on men recovering from and dealing with, PCa and think there is definitely something there...if you can get your BMI down to 25 and combine this with an appropriate level of Vitamin D3 in the blood, you cut your risk of metastasis and mortality by 38%...and mortality specifically by 42%...these are big numbers which are totally within our ability to accomplish, regardless of access to medical care...but it takes a LOT of work...for sure...

On exercise the British health care system is running tests with the Univ of Sheffield and it looks like they have good results...you can check out these studies yourself...but, we need to push this issue as well in the USA...keep us abreast of how you do and what happens to your study...

Study; Could exercise be a treatment for prostate cancer? UK study done by the University of Sheffield...see cancerresearchuk.org/pantera...so far some participants have noted that rising PSA levels were stopped and in some cases reduced! With exercise...go figure...Cheers

Link to the Univ of Sheffeld, England study for early stage PCa...exercise effects on PCa

[rosenjpj in reply to RMontana]

Thanks so much!! I will keep you posted. It’s early so far but I feel good to be doing something good for me and others.