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(4 stars)Elderly Cancer Survivors’ Physical Function Improved By Home-Based Diet And Exercise Intervention (Medical News Today)
A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Behavioral Science.
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Home-based diet and exercise intervention improves elderly cancer survivors’ physical function (EurekAlert!)
( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of …
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Why we should exercise — and why we avoid it (The Buffalo News)
You already know that exercise is good for you. What you may not know is just how good — or exactly what qualifies as exercise. The notion that physical activity helps keep us healthy is very old news indeed. Hippocrates wrote about the dangers of too little activity (and too much food). Tai chi, an exercise system of graceful movements that originated in China, dates from the 12th century B. …
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Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk (Medical News Today)
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer but only if she gets a good night’s sleep.
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Exercise can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer – but only if she gets a good night’s sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise’s cancer …
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Exercise a must, says Rosmah (The Star)
PEOPLE have been advised to spend about half an hour each day to do some physical exercise to keep fit and healthy.
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Exercise and rest reduce cancer risk (PhysOrg)
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer – but only if she gets a good night’s sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise’s cancer …
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Exercise and rest reduce cancer risk (EurekAlert!)
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer — but only if she gets a good night’s sleep. Otherwise, …
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Healthy Difference on ‘Today’s THV at 5’: Sleep, Exercise and Cancer (KTHV Little Rock)
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A new study suggests that physical activity can reduce a woman’s cancer risk by as much as 20 percent.
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Physical activity after bariatric surgery improves weight loss, quality of life (EurekAlert!)
A new study suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes.
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