Slowing the progression of the disease, improving quality of life… Physical activity has a positive impact on people with prostate cancer.
- In France, prostate cancer causes 8,100 deaths per year.
- Doing physical activity or playing sports is beneficial for men affected by this disease.
- “For example, this slows down the rate of progression of the disease in a patient with a relapse,” indicates the French Association of Urology (AFU).
As it launches a new awareness campaign around prostate cancer, French Association of Urology (AFU) lists on this occasion the benefits of physical activity on this disease.
Prostate cancer: all the benefits of physical activity
“Sport and/or the practice of adapted physical activity can reduce a significant number of health problems such as excess weight, diabetes, hypertension, etc…”, first indicates the AFU. Regarding prostate cancer, they have clearly demonstrated their impact on:
– reduce the risk of developing cancer in a healthy man.
– Slow down the rate of progression of the disease in a patient with relapse.
– Improve the quality of life in patients treated with drugs essential for survival but having deleterious effects on reduction of muscle mass, loss of energy or overweight.
Prostate cancer: “We no longer want patients to discover the disease at an advanced stage”
Among other actions and always with the aim of promoting the benefits of physical activity on prostate cancer, urologists invite everyone to join them on September 7 for the 3rd cycling ascent of Mont Ventoux.
“This event, with five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault as its ambassador, aims to raise awareness among the general public about prostate cancer and to raise funds for research,” indicates the AFU.
“We are mobilizing to raise awareness among men to seek medical attention and to know the incidence of prostate cancer in order to reduce mortality in the years to come,” continues Professor Alexandre de la Taille, president of the AFU. “We want men to know that we have the possibility of detecting their cancer at an early stage in order to cure them. We no longer want patients to discover the disease at an advanced stage and say to themselves “if I had known…”. To achieve this, the main action is to diagnose prostate cancer from the age of 50,” he adds.
France: 8,100 deaths per year due to prostate cancer
In 90% of cases, prostate cancer is an adenocarcinoma resulting from the progressive malignant transformation of epithelial cells.
In France, prostate cancer is the cancer that affects the most men and causes 8,100 deaths per year.
“However, there are increasingly effective methods for detecting this cancer at early and therefore curable stages. The general public still needs to know about it…”ends the AFU.
