Exercise benefits cancer patients like a medicine: Study

Exercising daily not only prevents different forms of heart disease but is also highly beneficial for the people living with and beyond cancer, suggests a study. To spread the message, an initiative called -- Moving Through Cancer -- led by Kathryn Schmitz, professor of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and an international team of health practitioners and researchers -- has been started.In a paper published in 'CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians', Schmitz and her fellow researchers outline new exercise recommendations for people living with and beyond cancer."With more than 43 million cancer survivors worldwide, we have a growing need to address the unique health issues facing people living with and beyond cancer and better understand how exercise may help prevent and control cancer," said Schmitz, who is also a member of the Penn State Cancer ...