Exercise and cancer

Slightly dated (2015), but a nice short read.

cancer.org/latest-news/exer...

[JamesAtlanta]

Nice reminder of the importance of forcing oneself to get to the gym and get moving! Thanks for sharing!

James

[pjoshea13]

Hypoxia is a serious issue, but one can't be forever exercising. & with ADT, we are severely limited in the amount of oxygen that can be delivered by our reduced red blood cell count.

Here is something I posted 3 years ago. I continue to use a nitro patch.

healthunlocked.com/advanced...

-Patrick

[Schwah in reply to pjoshea13]

Any indication if it has helped ?

[pjoshea13 in reply to Schwah]

I'm still here after 15 years, but who knows why?

Here's how the Siemens study was covered (& promptly forgotten?):

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

-Patrick

[Tommyj2 in reply to pjoshea13]

Patrick..does your GP prescribe the patch?? What amount of Nitro is being used? Why not just use the paste if it is low dose? A shame that this does not seem to have made it to mainstream or been followed up??

[pjoshea13 in reply to Tommyj2]

Tommy,

I have an integrative medicine doctor who prescribes my nitro (0.1 mg / hour), as well as Metformin, testosterone, Arimidex & low-dose Minocycline.

-Patrick

[Tommyj2 in reply to pjoshea13]

Nice... although I am sure it helps that you are informed enough to present compelling evidence WHY you should add these to your regime....Better still is HE/SHE suggesting any of them?? I've heard Metformin mentioned quite a few times in the context of Pca... what is it's mechanism of action AND given it's original use is it any help in mitigating weight gain?

[pjoshea13 in reply to Tommyj2]

Doctors have to be careful once they stray beyond accepted protocols. My guy does not "treat" PCa, but is OK with someone with PCa requesting something that might help & would be unlikely to harm. My guess is that it takes a little while for trust to build up. I was careful to avoid requesting too much too soon.

Metformin is primarily an AMPK activator.

"The anticancer potential of metformin on prostate cancer."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/306...

-Patrick

[BrentW]

The article is 4 years old. Has there been an mention of results from this study since?

[JavaMan]

“... too much exercise (in terms of duration or intensity) may actually be a bad thing when it comes to treating tumors.” I hope they figure this out soon. I’ve been exercising a lot.

[cigafred]

Dr. Mark Scholtz believes heavy exercise is necessary (and he is a gym rat): "There is a way to counteract muscle weakness from hormone blockade and it takes a fanatical, diligent, consistent commitment to exercise. And not just any kind of exercise; I’m not talking about running and stretching; I’m talking about weightlifting. Weightlifting can compensate for the muscle loss that occurs when testosterone levels are low. But this usually means visiting the gym 2 or 3 times a week and really stressing the muscles so they become fatigued and sore."

pcri.org/insights-blog/2019...

[tom67inMA in reply to cigafred]

Completely agree with "fanatical, diligent, consistent commitment to exercise", but there's many ways to do it. I run a lot. I split firewood by swinging an 8 lb maul. At random times I'll do a dozen pushups. Sometimes I'll even lift a few weights in the company gym, but that's my least favorite form of exercise.

[cigafred in reply to tom67inMA]

As someone who enjoys running, I was disappointed that in the article I posted Scholz specifically said that running does not do the job. Oh well, at least I can still believe in its cardio benefits.

[tom67inMA in reply to cigafred]

That's just Dr. Scholz's opinion. He has a point that strength training is the best way to retain muscle mass. However, in my experience, running helps hugely with fatigue. Not a walk, not a short leisurely jog, a RUN! Think "marathon training", or in my case at the moment, half marathon training.

[cigafred in reply to tom67inMA]

Agreed, I also have the impression that running helps with fatigue, even my current running which, under ADT, has slowed about 90%.

[Tommyj2 in reply to cigafred]

Figure if women bodybuilders can build muscle...we should be able to somehow compensate for ,at least, loss of muscle tone by gym time.....

[j-o-h-n]

Well guys just to let you know.... my tits are getting hard...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 08/16/2019 6:12 PM DST

[TFBUNDY in reply to j-o-h-n]

Yes but does it work for your dick too...

[j-o-h-n in reply to TFBUNDY]

Dick who? Oh you mean 'dickie"...that dickie... Well one morning I woke up after having an X rated dream and sure enough my sheets where up in the air, so I quickly pulled them off and there was my pajama string standing straight up in the air.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 08/17/2019 12:19 PM DST

[TFBUNDY in reply to j-o-h-n]

At least you got your own tits to play with... Not all bad then..

[j-o-h-n in reply to TFBUNDY]

Can't play with mine... I don't want to injure my fingers in the rotating propellers...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 08/18/2019 12:22 PM DST