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This review summarises the available evidence on the effects of exercise training on markers of cardiovascular disease (as assessed via vascular health outcomes) and sexual health in this prevalent cancer population. Current studies predominantly report blood pressure outcomes as a marker of vascular health, as well as various questionnaires assessing sexual health parameters, in men on active treatment (i.e., hormone or radiation therapies) or post-treatment. Preliminary evidence suggests that exercise interventions may elicit improvements in sexual function, but not blood pressure, in these populations. Future studies in more advanced and varied prostate cancer populations (i.e., those on chemotherapies or immunotherapies, or undergoing active surveillance) are required to ascertain the duration, intensity and frequency of exercise that optimises the effects of exercise training on cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions (and their relationship) in men during and following treatment for prostate cancer.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medsci8010011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,11]],"date-time":"2020-02-11T09:25:21Z","timestamp":1581413121000},"page":"11","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Interplay between Vascular Function and Sexual Health in Prostate Cancer: The Potential Benefits of Exercise Training"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6068-1248","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natalie K.","family":"Vear","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeff S.","family":"Coombes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8531-2780","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tom G.","family":"Bailey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5704-2741","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tina L.","family":"Skinner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"221","DOI":"10.1007\/s00520-011-1271-0","article-title":"Clinical exercise interventions in prostate cancer patients\u2014A systematic review of randomized controlled trials","volume":"20","author":"Baumann","year":"2012","journal-title":"Support. 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