From the Summer 2010 issue of City of Hope's Restore publication: "Exercise has significant benefits for cancer patients, studies show. Workouts can strengthen immune function, increase appetite and help manage nausea and fatigue. Exercise also reduces the risk for developing certain cancers, decreases the likelihood of recurrence and, in some cases, improves survival rates . . . As for colorectal cancer, patients who regularly exercised after completing treatment for the disease had up to 50 percent lower risk of recurrence and death, according to the National Cancer Institute."
It's hard, but if this isn't motivation to exercise, I don't know what is. I read this and then got on the treadmill. I felt the stress melting away and I felt much more centered the rest of the day.
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Hi Beth,
So true about exercise!!! Thanks for the update....glad you are still running on treadmill. I'm still working out with my daughter and I can't believe how much better I feel. Exercise really does make a difference. We do lots of resistance and strength training. So nice to hear from you. Give yourself and your beautiful family a big hug for me. Love to all, Auntie Barbara
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