Diet and Exercise Archives

Most patients achieved deep remission after a 14-month regimen of obinutuzumab, ibrutinib, and venetoclax.

Patients With MPN and Their Caregivers Could Benefit from Greater Support, Interventions

By

Jennifer Larson

July 13, 2021

During a residential rehabilitation program, researchers interviewed participants to determine their supportive care and rehabilitation needs.

A patient with cancer receives integrative therapy.

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Integrative Medicine Therapies Effectively Increase Quality of Life for Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

November 17, 2020

An evaluation of more than 2 dozen types of integrative medicine therapies demonstrated that patients with MPNs who engaged in these activities had improved negative symptoms and quality of life.

Running tops walking for breast cancer survival

Lymphoma

Relationship Explored Between Physical Activity and Lymphoma

October 16, 2020

Dose-response analysis showed protective effect with 1 percent risk reduction per three MET hours/week.

General Oncology

Negative Effects of Exercise Intolerance in Long-Term Cancer Survivors

By

Rita Aghjayan

July 10, 2020

Long-term survivors of childhood cancers with exercise intolerance may have emotional distress, less social role achievement, and worse HRQOL.

Side-Effect Management

Exercise, Supportive Care Are Key to Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Cancer

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

July 7, 2020

Research findings from ESMO confirm that patients with cancer can improve their symptoms of CRF if they “avoid inactivity”; in addition, greater use of supportive care can also help.

Issues in Cancer Survivorship

Cancer Survivorship: A Review of Strategies for Optimizing Patient Outcomes

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

May 25, 2020

A reflection on survivorship issues and up-to-date reports on current trends in treatment management.

A woman stands on a staircase and checks a fitness tracker on her wrist.

General Oncology

Regular Exercise Tied to Better Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors

March 3, 2020

Yet study shows few African-American cancer survivors meet recommended activity goals.

Prostate Cancer

Genetic Counseling for Prostate Cancer May Be an Opportunity to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Approaches

By

John Schieszer

February 19, 2020

Age, BMI, and education may indicate physical activity levels in men seeking genetic counseling and/or testing for prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer

Individualized Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Post Prostatectomy-Related Incontinence, Pain

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

February 19, 2020

A retrospective chart review demonstrated that pelvic floor muscle training can help relieve prostatectomy-related incontinence and pain in men with prostate cancer.

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Malnutrition and Physical Inactivity May Be Crippling Clinical Trial Results

By

John Schieszer

January 29, 2020

Researchers found that nutrition status and activity levels have a more significant influence on outcomes for participants in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of cancer drugs than previously believed.