Cáncer de próstata y ejercicio físico

Abstract

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends aerobic exercise combined with a complete muscular workout in a healthy psychosocial environment. This general pres¬cription can be applied to cancer patients. This program offers a physical exercise guide of strength and endurance adapted to pros¬tate cancer patients. The program considers the characteristics and contraindications of strength building exercise allowing for adap¬tations in the face of fatigue, nausea, cytope¬nias, metastasis and depression. The basic ele¬ments of the study are fatigue and quality of life (QuL); changes in the muscular strength and body composition are also evaluated. On the other hand, other factors are taken into consideration such as adherence to the pro¬gram. We have evaluated the subjective and multidimensional meaning of QoL with the FACT-P questionnaire (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostrate). The principal re¬sult of this program during and after prostate cancer treatment is a general improvement in the quality of life (QoL). We have observed a significant improvement in the physical subs¬cale of the questionnaire, (principally) with a decrease in fatigue, the final conclusion (of the applications) of this program is the result of the improvement in the QoL indirectly media¬ted with the decrease in fatigue.