What is cardio-oncology?

Key sentence from the paper: “The physician’s focus should be to optimize the cardiovascular and metabolic risk profile as much as feasible over the course of survivorship.

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How helpful is exercise for patients on ADT?

Key sentence from the paper: “Although the effects of exercise interventions on [quality of life] are apparent, it is unclear whether these improvements are attributable to increased interventionist contact, aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, or the combination of all three..

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Is soccer the solution to overcoming ADT side effects?

 Key sentence from Uth et al (2014): “…football training improves clinically relevant ourcomes and thus may be considered as a recommendable alternative to traditional rehabilitation interventions.”

Key sentence from Bruun et al (2014): “…football, due to its cultural representation of masculine ideals, may be a potent and unique strategy for increasing recruitment and adherence to physical activity in prostate cancer patients.”

Key sentence from Uth et al (2015): “Compared to standard care, 32 weeks of football training improved [bone mineral density] at clinically important femoral sites and parameters of physical functioning in men undergoing ADT for [prostate cancer].”

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