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Presentation title: Resistance or Aerobic Exercise in Men Receiving Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: a Randomized Trial. Abstract 113

There have also been findings suggestive that aerobic exercise can prevent prostate cancer.

Interest in physical activity as a means for primary prevention of cancer is increasing as the evidence for a protective effect is rapidly accumulating. One recent study reported that when participants exercised aerobically for ~60 minutes a day for 11 days, IGF-1 was reduced by 20% and serum insulin decreased by 25%. However, to date all the studies that have examined the effect of physical activity as a primary means of reducing prostate cancer have been conducted in Caucasians. Therefore, the purpose of this proposal is to determine if 11 days of aerobic exercise will have a positive effect on serum factors that are known to increase the risk of developing prostate cancer in African American men.

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