Regarding the “& more” aspect of your question…have you considered moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise?
I’m not a physician (a retired chemical engineer) but research was my business for over 45 years. For the last year much of my research has focused on the study of PCa for (primarily) low and intermediate risk individuals.
This subject of moderate to vigorous exercise has been the topic of over 500 studies and 6 RCT’s, according to a February 2024 meta-analysis (see below):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41391-024-00801-7
In other words, there’s plenty of research evidence that suggests moderate to vigorous exercise slows down PCa progression.
“The present study indicated that HIIT and MICT showed considerable cardiorespiratory benefits for localized PCa. HIIT was preferred over MICT in biochemical progression control in terms of decreasing serum PSA levels. However, MICT was favored over HIIT regarding cardiorespiratory benefits.”
Moderate to vigorous exercise helps even in cases of advanced PCa (see below):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41391-022-00504-x
If you have not been exercising, start slow and consult your doctor or a personal trainer regarding the best exercise program for you.
Until age 66 I had never run 5K in my life…and I was 35 lbs overweight. I starting running the day after my retirement.
In October 2023, I was diagnosed with clinical FIR that was downgraded to LR, because of a low Decipher score…so I adopted AS.
Upon diagnosis I immediately increased my running regiment to three 5K’s per week (M-W-F) and my PSA level has been consistently ~25% lower (at my 4, 7 and 10 month postbiopsy PSA tests) as compared to my prebiopsy PSA level.
My anecdotal evidence backs up the research and should encourage even the non-exercising PCa man what is possible.
Even so…results may vary…..
All the best!
Good advice. I've always been active (I prefer walking to the grocery store over driving, for example, and actually use the weight bench in my basement).
When we discovered my cancer at age 56, that brought me two major benefits:
- my upper body was strong enough to move myself around the hospital bed during the initial paraplegia after my spinal compression
- I was healthy enough to tolerate strong treatments for my cancer and deal with the side effects