Monday, April 28, 2008

Surviving Cancer Doesn’t Lead to Healthier Lifestyle

A recent story in the New York Times suggests that cancer survivors do not exercise any more than the rest of us. Interesting, considering that several studies have linked exercise to lower cancer risk and improved cancer survival.

Surviving Cancer Doesn’t Lead to Healthier Lifestyle
The New York Times
Published April 21, 2008
Tara Parker-Pope

Also, see her podcast featuring Leslie Bernstein, a noted cancer and exercise researcher from the City of Hope cancer center in Duarte, California.

The Well Podcast: Cancer and Exercise
The New York Times Well Blog
April 25, 2008
Tara Parker-Pope

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