Cardiorespiratory fitness

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Muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness improve survival in cancer patients

Muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness are linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients diagnosed with cancer. The meta-analysis, published online in the British…

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Increasing cardiorespiratory fitness reduces risk of prostate cancer

Increasing cardiorespiratory fitness rates by an average 3% a year or more is linked to a 35% reduced risk of men developing prostate cancer in comparison to those whose fitness levels declined…

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Cardiorespiratory fitness reduces risk of developing and dying from cancer

Higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness may reduce the incidence and mortality of specific cancers in men. The Swedish male cohort study, published online in JAMA Open Network, June 29, found that higher…

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Prolonged ADT use in prostate cancer increases CV mortality: A need for cardiovascular protection

Prolonged androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) exposure was found to be associated with reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality. The study, published in JACC: CardioOncology, emphasizes the need to consider…