Diet and Exercise

Frail patients older than 70 years who underwent geriatric assessment and received pertinent advice related to those results were more likely to have high-quality conversations with their oncologists about age-related concerns like physical activity and cognition.

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, an expert from the Huntsman Cancer Institute explains how physical exercise can help patients with cancer and potentially reduce side effects.

Exercising during and after cancer treatment remains important for patients and building up endurance over time can help make goals less daunting, an expert said.

CURE®’s first episode of our new cooking show is finally here! We’ll give step-by-step instructions for three delicious recipes to support readers through every step of the cancer process.

Lifestyle factors like diet and exercise can play a major role in cancer outcomes. In this article, a clinical dietitian offers advice on healthy eating before and after a cancer diagnosis.

A successful cancer treatment process includes more than just surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments: it involves keeping up your wellness from both a physical and mental standpoint, an expert says.

A cancer survivor explains how mental stress related to cancer and the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted his nutritional habits.

When both groups had a similar cancer risk, individuals who adopted healthy lifestyles tended to have a lower cancer incidence than those who did not.

Most people who consume alcohol are unaware that it increases their risk of receiving a diagnosis of cancer, according to an expert.

For some cancer survivors, eating and drinking can become difficult, if not impossible, after treatment.

Remember when you were a child and your parents said to eat your vegetables to grow up strong and healthy? Well, it’s still true.

A woman with metastatic breast cancer shares a story about a woman with the same diagnosis and a recipe that was distantly inspired by their conversation.

Patients with a history of cancer may become empowered to make diet and exercise changes by attending a clinic either virtually or in-person, which may also have a long-term impact on future risk for disease and outcomes.

Participants who ate 18 grams of mushrooms a day had a 45% lower risk of developing cancer compared to those who do not eat them.

Prior to the program, patients with hematologic cancers walked an average of 136 steps in a 24-hour period. One month after the program began, that total increased to an average of 1,018 steps per day.

Having an exercise professional in chemotherapy infusion suites could significantly benefit patients with cancer and help improve health-related outcomes such as fatigue, according to recent study results.

The reduced incidence in developing advanced cancer in patients at least 50 years and older was more prominent in those with normal weight vs. overweight or obesity.

To gain a better understanding of the issues faced by geriatric patients with cancer, and to determine how much of a role nutrition plays in outcomes, Dr. Grant Williams, a geriatrician oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, worked with colleagues to create a patient-reported assessment tool that bridges the knowledge gap in this patient population.

Paying attention to the updated nutritional labels on food can help Americans stay within dietary guidelines and prevent illness, including cancer.

Exercise may help prevent cancer or its recurrence and improve quality of life for survivors of the disease.

Cancer loves glucose, which is why fasting, restricting calorie consumption or following the ketogenic diet may make chemotherapy and some other cancer treatments more effective and easier to tolerate, early evidence shows.

A study assessing the value of movement found that it improved physical and mental health in older adults who had survived cancer, as well as those with no history of the disease.

Exercise after cancer treatment is often a journey unto itself, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly challenging. Hear from one pancreatic cancer survivor on how he changed his exercise routine.

Women who consumed the highest level of dietary advanced glycation end products had a higher risk of breast cancer, particularly advanced stage disease, compared with those who consumed the lowest.

Soup, cider and salmon help keep the body full and fueled when it’s frigid outdoors.

Maintaining a good self-image in the face of body changes caused by cancer and chemotherapy is tough. However, exercise was able to boost one cancer patient’s morale and self-image.

We’re ending our #CURESummerSnacktime series with a raspberry mint smoothie recipe that’s sure to cool you down as we enter the last days of summer!

This avocado and herb recipe is packed with flavor and health benefits.

Once you try this week’s #CURESummerSnacktime recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream, we bet you’ll be adding this cool, creamy concoction into your weekly rotation.