Exercise in Prostate Cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Small cell carcinoma of the prostate
• •2. Unable to participate or monitor exercise compliance due to conditions such as impaired cognition
• •3. Moderate to severe bone pain that limits any activities of daily living, including use of narcotics for prostate cancer related pain
• •4. Clinical progression requiring a change in systemic therapy or the addition of palliative radiation for symptom control
• •5. Bone metastases in spine or long bones which, in the eye of the treating physician require referral to radiation oncology or surgery for management due to risk of fracture
• •6. Significant cardiovascular disease or concurrent illness that would make exercise intervention for 12 weeks unsafe. If there is significant cardiovascular disease and the participant is under the care of a cardiologist (seen within the past 1 year), approval of the cardiologist to participate is required.
• •7. Major surgery within the past 4 weeks