Physical Activity and Survival After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study

PURPOSE: To determine whether higher physical activity after prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis decreases risk of overall and PCa-specific death. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated physical activity in relation to overall and PCa mortality among 2,705 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study diagnosed with nonmetastatic PCa observed from 1990 to 2008. Proportional hazards models were used to evaluate physical activity and time to overall and PCa-specific death. RESULTS: Among men who lived at least 4 years after their postdiagnosis physical activity assessment, we documented 548 deaths, 20% of which were a result of PCa. In multivariable analysis, men who were physically active had lower risk of all-cause…

• PC
  Prostate Cancer Foundation
• CA
  Charles A. King Trust
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Awards: CA133891, T32CA009001, CA141298
• NC
  National Cancer Institute

  Awards: T32CA009001, CA133891, CA141298