1. Resistance Training and Reduction of Treatment Side Effects in Prostate Cancer Patients.
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Galvão, Daniel A., Nosaka, Kazunori, Taaffe, Dennis R., Spry, Nigel, Kristjanson, Linda J., Mcguigan, Michael R., Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Yamaya, Kanemitsu, and Newton, Robert U.
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PHYSICAL education , *PROSTATE cancer , *CANCER patients , *OLDER men , *HORMONE therapy , *MEDICAL research , *MUSCLE strength , *BODY weight , *MEDICAL examinations of men - Abstract
The article presents a study that investigates the effect of resistance training on muscle function, functional performance, balance, body composition and muscle thickness in patients receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer in the U.S. Here, ten men aged 59-82, who received androgen deprivation for prostate cancer, took on a progressive training for 20 weeks at 6 to 12 repetition maximum for 12 upper- and lower-body exercises in a university exercise rehabilitation clinic. The study shows that progressive resistance training has beneficial effects on muscle strength, functional performance and balance in older men receiving androgen deprivation for prostate cancer.
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- 2006
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