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February 1st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can improve the
health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they’ve completed
their main cancer treatment, a new review finds.
University of Hong Kong researchers analyzed the results of 34 clinical
trials that examined the effects of physical activity among adult patients
with breast, prostate, gynecologic, colorectal, gastric or lung
cancer.
The study was published online Feb. 1 in BMJ.
There were an average of 93 patients in each trial, which included
aerobic, resistance and strength training. The patients’ average age was
55, and the training lasted roughly 13 weeks.
Breast cancer patients showed improvements in blood sugar control, body
mass index (BMI) and body weight, physical functions such as lower limb
strength, mental health problems such as fatigue and depression, and
quality of life.
Patients with other types of cancer who were physically active
experienced improvements in BMI and body weight, physical function such as
oxygen consumption and hand-grip strength, depression and quality of
life.
Different types and levels of exercise had specific effects. For
example, breast cancer patients found that aerobic exercise plus
resistance was much more effective on physical fitness, emotional fitness,
overall well-being and fears about breast cancer than aerobic activity
alone.
The researchers also found that younger patients seemed to gain more
benefit from exercise, but said this finding was not entirely conclusive
because younger patients could exercise for longer periods of time.
The findings show that “quality of life was a clear significant benefit
of physical activity and that clinically, there were important positive
effects on physical functions and quality of life,” the researchers
concluded in a journal news release.
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about cancer survivorship.
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