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Ignoring Prostate Cancer Entirely
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I've seen it represented various ways, the attached chart is probably as good a representation as another...Lifespan versus Healthspan.
No one wants to be "average" on this chart. Even if one finds themselves having to take potentially quality of life reduction medical treatments, due to incurable prostate cancer, the implementation of "massive action", regarding exercise (and to a lesser extent diet) lifestyle changes, will push out one's "Healthspan".
I've heard it said that exercise is better than any drug ever administered, when it comes to addressing the negative effects of chronic disease. Since we all must die of something, the most effective thing we have some control over, regarding our health during the last decade of our life, is how much we exercise.
Obviously one could be hit by a bus tomorrow morning, but making regular, vigorous exercise a routine part of our lives...for as long as we our physically able...is the best way to ensure a long "Healthspan".
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Alan, you are so right about health and quality of life, but I’ve spoken to hospice nurses whose patients, literally abandoned by the medical community and left to “die with dignity” STILL want to live!
Of course, some are comatose but even the lucid ones don’t understand what hospice means and think they are actually getting life saving treatment. They WANT to live more, even in their debilitated state.
I wonder how many men on AS, when told that their sudden jump in PSA and newly biopsied tissue reveals aggressive disease, simply say, oh man, I better get out there and increase my endurance training. I think at that point Tyson’s Law kicks in, No?