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Experts Update Exercise Guidelines for People Treated for Cancer

By Breastcancer.org Staff

In November 2019, the American College of Sports Medicine updated its guidelines on exercise for cancer prevention, as well as guidelines on exercise to ease a number of treatment side effects, including fatigue, depression, physical functioning, and quality of life.

Read on www.breastcancer.org

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The Psychosocial Side of Cancer

A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.

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Suzanne M. Miller
2020
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One Dose of ‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients, Study Says

A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in “magic mushrooms,” provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.

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Meera Senthilingam
2020
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Single Dose of Psychedelic Drug Eased Cancer Patients’ Anxiety, Depression for Years

The new research looked at cancer patients who took part in a study nearly five years ago.

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Kaitlin Sullivan
2020
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Olympic Swimmer Nathan Adrian on Testicular Cancer Diagnosis: I ‘Felt Betrayed by My Own Body’

For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.

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Michelle R. Martinelli
2019
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I Was Betrayed by My Body

‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’

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Tamara O’Brien
2018
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Exercise May Help to Ease ‘Chemo Brain’

Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer who stayed physically active had fewer problems with memory and thinking.

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Gretchen Reynolds
2021
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Leukaemia Patient Mistook Cancer for Covid-19

A leukaemia patient is urging people not to assume their symptoms are coronavirus after he mistook his cancer for long Covid.

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BBC News
2021
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How to Lift Your Cancer Brain Fog

Many people with cancer have problems with memory, attention, and thinking. It can start during treatment or after it’s over. You might have heard it called “chemo brain,” but other cancer treatments besides chemotherapy can cause this brain fog, too.

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Stephanie Booth
2020
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When More Sleep Won’t Do It: Tackling Cancer-Related Fatigue

Cancer-related fatigue affects many people, before, during and after treatment. It can have a seriously debilitating impact on lives, but effective interventions have so far proved hard to find.

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Sophie Fessl
2018
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Living with Cancer: ‘My Symptoms Were Dismissed as Stress and Anxiety for a Year—By Then It Was Advanced’

Mary Dawson, 72, has been living with kidney cancer now for more than a decade, which may have been avoided if it was caught earlier

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Claudia Tanner
2020
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