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Anxiety and DistressExpert Panel: Physical Activity Helps Prevent Cancer and May Help Cancer Survivors Live Longer
An expert panel on exercise and cancer found such strong evidence that physical activity can help some cancer survivors live longer that they created new exercise guidelines for cancer survivors. They also developed new programs to help ensure that healthcare and fitness professionals can use those guidelines to help make exercise a standard part of cancer treatment. The panel also found evidence that exercise can help prevent some cancers.
Cancer Survivors Face Significant Financial Problems
Cancer survivors are more likely than people with no cancer history to have money-related problems due to medical bills according to a study published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
6 Tips for Managing Stress
Have a lot on your mind? While stress is a natural part of daily life, it can damage your health if you let it get out of control. Try these 6 stress reducers to help you keep your cool.
Exercise to Ease Your Mind
Research shows that staying active can provide you with psychological benefits – improving mood and self-esteem, and lowering anxiety and stress.
New Website to Help Cancer Survivors Manage Health
The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have launched an easy-to-use website to help cancer survivors during and after cancer treatment.
Financial Problems Lower Many Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
Almost one-third of cancer survivors experience financial hardships as a result of their diagnosis and/or treatment, according to a new study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University.
