Physical activity and risks of recurrence and progression among patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies in solid tumors link high physical activity (PA) levels to lower cancer recurrence risk, but evidence is lacking for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We evaluated the association between (changes in) PA (total, moderate-to-vigorous PA, leisure-time PA, and Dutch PA guideline adherence) and risks of NMIBC recurrence and progression. Patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2021 were recruited for the multi-center prospective cohort UroLife. Participants reported prediagnosis PA at 6 weeks (n = 1414) and postdiagnosis PA at 3 and 15 months after diagnosis (n = 1275). Multivariable proportional hazards models were used to assess the association of PA levels with risk of first and multiple recurrence(s) and progression. During a median total follow-up time

SUBMITTER: Beeren I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12439070 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature