Exercise reduces the risk of prostate cancer in white men

Working out can also lower the chance of developing more severe forms of the cancer in Caucasian males who have the disease.

However, African-American men do not experience the same advantages from exercising.

The finding came from a new study conducted by the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and was published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Exercise has been linked to a lower risk of prostate cancer in prior research, and according to reports, African-American men are at increased risk of developing the cancer and of dying from it, compared to white males.