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February 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — Female cancer survivors are more
likely to smoke and have other unhealthy behaviors than women who have
never had cancer, a new study finds.
Researchers compared nearly 20,000 women ageD 35 and older with no
history of cancer to more than 2,700 female cancer survivors. Both groups
were undergoing mammography screening for breast cancer.
Cancer survivors aged 30 to 49 had higher rates of smoking than women
with no cancer history. Cancer survivors were also less likely to engage
in strenuous exercise, and were more likely to rate their health as
“poor.”
Cancer survivors were less likely, however, to drink alcohol at least
once a month.
Body-mass index (a measure of body fat based on a person’s height and
weight) did not differ between the two groups, but cancer survivors
reported less weight gain than the noncancer group over the previous five
years, according to study author Sarah Rausch, a clinical psychologist
and director of integrative medicine at the Moffitt Cancer Center in
Tampa, Fla., and her colleagues.
The study was published in a recent issue of the American Journal of
Clinical Oncology.
It’s possible that women who have survived cancer could benefit from
programs to encourage them to adopt healthier habits, the researchers
said.
“The differences in health behaviors between cancer survivors and those
with no cancer history afford a ‘teachable moment’ in which a cancer
survivor may be motivated to change behaviors to promote a healthier
lifestyle and prevent cancer recurrence,” Rausch said in a Moffitt news
release.
“As the population of cancer survivors increases, the importance of
health status and quality of life of cancer survivors is even more
critical,” Rausch said. “Approximately 10.5 million people in the United
States have been diagnosed with cancer. Because of the progress in cancer
diagnosis and treatment, there is a growing population of cancer
survivors.”
More information
The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about cancer survivorship.
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