Exercise And Cancer. When you feel too tired to exercise. Exercise for cancer patients may carry a slightly higher risk for heart problems.
Loving family members may be urging a person with a cancer diagnosis to rest she says but that can lead to a functional decline. Now a new study from researchers at the american cancer society and the national cancer institute links exercise with a lower risk of 13 specific types of cancer. The findings come from the nci funded diet exercise lifestyle and cancer prognosis delcap study led by christine ambrosone ph d also of roswell park.
That s big news because previous studies have investigated the link between physical activity and cancer risk and results were inconclusive for most cancer types.
For many fatigue is severe and limits their activity. During chemotherapy and radiation most patients have fatigue. A growing amount of research shows that regular exercise can greatly improve physical and mental health during every phase of treatment. Being physically active doesn t have to mean joining a gym or.