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Exercise can help cancer patients, but few oncologists suggest it
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For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence of the disease by up to 50 percent. But many cancer patients are reluctant to exercise, and few discuss it with their oncologists, according to a Mayo Clinic study.
"There was a real sense of 'What I do every day, that's my exercise,'" says lead author Dr. Andrea Cheville. "Most were not aware that inactivity can contribute to weakening of the body and greater vulnerability to problems, including symptoms of cancer."
Researchers also found that patients took exercise advice most seriously when it came directly from their oncologists, but none of those studied had discussed it with them.
Medical Express, Aug 28, 2012
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