Doctors Say Exercise Can Help Patients Fighting Cancer



A growing group of doctors are encouraging patients going through chemotherapy to exercise during treatment. The emerging field is known as exercise oncology and the shift in medicine says exercise for cancer patients can improve fatigue, quality of life and even help your heart and lungs. 

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12 comments

  1. i eat a flexible vegetaranian way of eating and moderate exercise, lots of WATER, cook ALL meals at home and do not eat a lot of sugar and sugary foods and drinks!…NO red meat or pork…lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, etc….NO meds, medical issues, reversed eyesight..never had high blood pressure, sarcoid in remission for 20 years wir h nevervtakjng prednisone!…limited coffee, teas..some frozen vegetables..oatmeal, extra virgin olive oil, cinnamon, tumeric, lots of blueberries, pomergrantes, lemons, apples, pears, fresh garljc, kale, carrots, baked sweet potatoes in the skin, cabbage, collards, brussel sprouts, broccoli, brown rice, limited carbs, pasta, breads..most whole wheat or multi grain…sardines, little tuna, ha libut, waiting, wild caught salmon and lean chicken breast and turkey!….PRAYER, meditation, read the scriptures daily, and I live a nice but simple but nice debt free life!

  2. Keep fighting lady never give up.

  3. Duh.

    That’s not news. In fact, it’s kinda false.

    Exercise PREVENTS cancer more than heals it, but exercise without stress-reduction and self-knowing makes little difference.

    ALL people should be exercising as a norm and not a goal or a challenge…. Is the truth.

    The great thing about America is you CAN have it you way, and you can do ANYTHING you want…. 🎃

    Self-responsibility is the hardest kind.

  4. Try everything. Fasting for extended periods of time such as three weeks. Periodic fasting. Less than fifty grams of carbs per day. Become a vegan. Eat one liter of veggies and berries per day. Perform both half-marathons and sprints, etc. Start swimming. Take a spin with a mountain bike. Endurance training isn't for everybody. It might be fatal in some cases.

  5. What did you think before? No exercise helps?? Stupid left

  6. The Republican-led states of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia are 14 of the top 16 states with the highest obesity rate.

  7. I think intermittent fasting and avoiding highly processed food/ drinks will be more effective to fight cancer, as proven by Jack LaLanne and Clint Eastwood

  8. what? exercise helps you be healthy? that's crazy talk.

  9. WASTE OF ENERGY running, what are you chipmunks? USE that energy to do something, make something build something. Go volunteer on a habitat for humanity house. Go to florida and pick up storm debris.
    Reminds me of my mom saying to my younger sister-in-law who was dropping off her kids and was all 'dressed up' for the gym, designer sweats etc.
    And my mom said to her. Why do you pay to go to a gym to expend energy like it was useless? Why don't you come with me into the backyard and pull some weeds, and I'll pay you to burn that energy?
    Wisdom from seniors who have less energy.
    It's like time, you have a limited amount. You'll see.

  10. There’s a sure for cancer. They need to stop playing with these folks.