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ArticleIntegrative cancer therapies2017

Feasibility of Presurgical Exercise in Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing Prostatectomy.

Favil Singh, Robert U Newton, Michael K Baker, Nigel A Spry, Dennis R Taaffe, Jeffery Thavaseelan, Daniel A Galvão

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Article in Integrative cancer therapies, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Impact of exercise-based prehabilitation on cardiometabolic health in surgical patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  5. Supported progressive resistance exercise training to counter the adverse side effects of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  9. Prehabilitation for muscle wasting in cancer: do definitions matter?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Favil Singh1 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Robert U Newton1 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Michael K Baker2 University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Nigel A Spry1 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Dennis R Taaffe1 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.
Jeffery Thavaseelan7 Saint John of God Murdoch Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
Daniel A Galvão1 Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstatectomy is associated with short- and long-term morbidity, which includes attenuation of muscle function and deterioration of lean body mass. Physical function is a known predictor of morbidity and mortality, with initial evidence indicating that presurgical exercise is associated with fewer postsurgical complications and shorter hospitalization. The aim was to determine the feasibility of a supervised presurgical exercise program for prostate cancer (PCa) patients scheduled for prostatectomy.

methodsTen men (68+6.4 years old) with localized PCa undertook a 6-week resistance and aerobic exercise program prior surgery. Training was undertaken twice weekly and patients were assessed at baseline, presurgery, and 6 weeks postsurgery. Outcome measures included muscle and physical performance, body composition, urinary incontinence and questionnaire.

resultsMuscle strength increased by 7.5% to 24.3% ( P < .05) from baseline to presurgery but decreased to pretraining levels postsurgery, except for knee extensor strength ( P = .247). There were significant improvements ( P < .05) in the 6-m fast walk (9.3%), 400-m walk (7.4%), and chair rise (12.3%) at presurgery. Following surgery, improvements in physical performance were maintained. There was no change in lean or fat mass prior to surgery, but lean mass declined by 2.7 kg ( P = .014) following surgery. There were no adverse effects from the exercise program.

conclusionsExercise undertaken prior to prostatectomy improved muscle and physical performance, with functional benefits maintained 6 weeks postsurgery. Presurgical exercise for PCa patients has the potential to facilitate recovery by improving physical reserve capacity, especially in men with poor muscle nd physical performance.

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AgedExerciseExercise TherapyHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPhysical EndurancePhysical FitnessProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsUrinary Incontinenceexerciseincontinenceprehabilitationprostate cancerprostatectomysurgery

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PMCPMC5759940

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