Cardiorespiratory fitness prevents risk and death due to colon, lung and prostate cancer in MEN

Written By : Aditi |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2023-07-05T20:00:06+05:30 | Updated On 5 July 2023 8:00 PM IST

An Original Investigation on Nutrition, Obesity, and Exercise published on June 29, 2023, in JAMA Network Open by lead author Dr Elin and colleagues entitled “Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cancer Incidence and Cancer-Specific Mortality of Colon, Lung, and Prostate Cancer Among Swedish Men” has highlighted an essential perspective of men’s health. According to this study, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) reduces the risk of developing and dying from certain cancers in men.

It is already known that CRF levels are an important risk factor for cancer incidence and death.

The main research question of this study was, “Is there an association between cardiorespiratory fitness and colon, lung, and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Swedish men?”

This prospective cohort study had 177 709 men aged 18-75 with a BMI of 26 who were followed up for a mean of 9.6 years. Cardiorespiratory fitness in this study was assessed as maximal oxygen consumption, estimated using a submaximal cycle ergometer test.

The crucial study highlights are:

There were 499 incident cases of colon, 283 of lung, and 1918 of prostate cancer.
The number of deaths from colon, lung and prostate cancer was 152, 207 and 141, respectively.
There was an association between higher levels of CRF and a lower risk of colon and lung cancer incidence.
Higher CRF was tied to a lower risk of death due to colon, lung and prostate cancer.
Age modified the associations for lung and prostate cancer incidence and death due to lung cancer.
Moderate and high CRF lowered the risk of colon cancer.
Low, moderate, and high CRF lowered the risk of death due to prostate cancer, while only high CRF was associated with a lower risk of death due to lung cancer.

Study strengths were the largest cohort study of CRF and its association with incidence and mortality in specific cancer types in men.

We found that “CRF appears to have a potentially important role in reducing the risk of developing and dying from certain common cancers in men”, they wrote.

BDS, MDS in Periodontics and Implantology

Dr. Aditi Yadav is a BDS, MDS in Periodontics and Implantology. She has a clinical experience of 5 years as a laser dental surgeon. She also has a Diploma in clinical research and pharmacovigilance and is a Certified data scientist. She is currently working as a content developer in e-health services. Dr. Yadav has a keen interest in Medical Journalism and is actively involved in Medical Research writing.

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751