Impact of resistance training on body composition and metabolic syndrome variables during androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experience adverse effects such as lean mass loss, known as sarcopenia, fat gain, and changes in cardiometabolic factors that increase risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Resistance training can increase lean mass, red...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline K. Dawson, Tanya B. Dorff, E. Todd Schroeder, Christianne J. Lane, Mitchell E. Gross, Christina M. Dieli-Conwright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4306-9