Diet and Exercise

This week’s refreshing Summer Snacktime recipe makes our editors hungry just by looking at it. If you’re a fan of basil, strawberries or ricotta, we think it might have the same effect on you!

A two-time cancer survivor suggests what life after mid-life can be, even for cancer survivors.

Breast cancer links to weight, diet and exercise are all over the news, but remember this: You are not to blame.

An oncology dietitian offered advice on how to improve appetite and eat healthy before, during and after treatment for gastrointestinal cancers.

Experts offered tips on quick, healthy office meals and snacks while fighting cancer’s side effects.

In this essay, Honora R. Miller nominates a special oncology nurse practitioner, Joanna M. Losito, Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation–Sunnyvale Center, Sunnyvale, California, for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.

Can fitness make you physically prepared for a medical detour?

After I lost my real breasts, I gave up hope of ever having a "nice" body again.

Two oncology dietitians weigh in on the results of a recent study that show a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and grains can reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner options that require minimal prep work and time.

Survivors find that physical activity and sound nutrition lower health risks and boost well-being.

An expert from John Theurer Cancer Center shares three recipes to help fight winter’s germs.

A daily dose of diet soda may help protect survivors of colon cancer from disease recurrence and death.

Banishing sugar and extra body fat can be important tools in preventing cancer.

Many people struggle with extra weight and cancer survivors often do it with extra helpings of fear and guilt. See if these thoughts can help!

Exercise and nutrition are essential to improving a variety of facets revolving around the continuum of cancer — from prevention to diagnosis and treatment to survivorship care.

Yoga has a number of benefits for survivors who are recovering from cancer treatments.

Keeping a healthy weight is vital for everyone, especially breast cancer survivors.

Girls Gone Rx sponsors all-female fitness competitions to raise money for Bright Pink, a nonprofit that focuses on prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer.

Alternative cancer treatment takes a moderate amount of effort, but this survivor thinks it's worth it.

After being diagnosed with a rare cancer, professional runner Gabriele Grunewald became inspired to start a nonprofit that raised awareness for other rare cancers and empowered those who have them.

Lets try positive motivation to improve our diet and exercise habits!

If patients with colon cancer follow the previously-issued American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity, they can improve outcomes in to survivorship.

If following a particular diet makes sense to you, and you can tolerate it, then by all means do so. But I beg you to remember that even unhealthy things won't kill you in moderation.

It's simple, nontoxic and free. This cancer survivor shows you how to add a little lift to your life.

Do you believe in embracing a cancer-fighting diet?

Two-time cancer survivor discusses why sometimes she still has wine or cocktails.

What happens when a 20-something finds a cancerous lump in her breast and is told to come back for a mammogram at the age of 40? For one group of CrossFit fanatics, it meant the launch of a nonprofit to raise money and spread awareness about breast cancer.

Ultra-processed foods include items such as packaged bread products, sweet and savory packaged snacks, industrialized desserts, highly processed and/or preserved meat products, instant noodles and soups and other shelf-stable items, which usually have a high sugar, oil and/or fat content.

The mission of Barbells for Boobs is to mobilize and empower people to take action against breast cancer. The organization will help people – of all ages, and regardless of insurance status or type – to get screened by connecting them with resources in their area.