The ACS document, Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors, highlights the therapeutic value of exercise during primary cancer treatment. "[E]vidence strongly suggests that exercise is not only safe and feasible during cancer treatment, but that it can also improve physical functioning, fatigue, and multiple aspects of quality of life."
In my last post I advised people to tell their physicians if they are taking supplements, even if their physicians explicitely advised against doing so. Won't such revelations harm clinician-patient bonds?
The updated Nutritional and Physical Activity Guidelines for cancer survivors emphasize the dynamic nature of the recommendations. In doing so, they imply two lessons for Healthy Survivors.
Up-to-date, science-driven guidelines on nutrition and exercise after cancer were published in the April 12th issue of Ca - A Journal for Clinicians, a publication of The American Cancer Society. Although addressed to healthcare professionals, the material is accessible to patients (free, online) and includes a section written specifically for lay readers.
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Amy Dockser Marcus reveals that many cancer cell lines used in research labs around the world are contaminated or misidentified.
Wendy's Eagles soared at the 9th annual Dallas Lymphomathon, bringing in over $11,000 and numbering over 90 walkers (final count pending). Exceeding my usual 250-word limit on blog posts, here's my short speech to the crowd of over 600 people:
A commenter on my last post wrote after reading the Top Five list offered by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for the Choosing Wisely™ campaign: "If I ever have an oncologist recommend any of these tests, I will be armed with the knowledge I need to say no."
My reaction (copied here from the comment section) offers another opportunity to reinforce a central theme of Healthy Survivorship:
