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| Exercising During Cancer Treatment |
Staying physically active after you've been diagnosed with cancer and even during cancer treatment can enhance physical well being, reduce the side-effects of treatment, and spur recovery.
Research Supports Exercise
According to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), research has not found any harmful effects on cancer patients who engage in moderate exercise. Quite the contrary, it has found that cancer patients who exercised regularly had 40 to 50 percent less fatigue, one of the most common, and most complained about, side effects during cancer treatment. Another side effect that may accompany cancer treatment is feelings of depression, which can also be relieved by exercise, which elevates mood.
Regular physical activity increases general conditioning, joint flexibility, and muscle strength, as well as improves cardiovascular function and protects bones. Finally, studies have demonstrated that gaining weight during and/or after treatment increases the risk of cancer recurrence, especially for prostate, colon, and breast cancers. Maintaining an exercise routine maintains a healthy lifestyle which is what a cancer survivor needs.
When and How to Exercise
If you did not have a regular exercise schedule before your diagnosis, however, the sooner you start, the better. Be sure to begin before cancer treatment but AFTER you discuss your exercise plans with your doctor to ensure it is safe.
If you have been inactive, don't begin with intense physical activity. Strength training to build and tone muscles. Regular stretching to improve flexibility and keep your joints and muscles limber.
Some hospitals and health clubs offer fitness classes specifically for cancer patients.
Creating awareness and educating everyone about Sarcoma is
the only way to prevent Sarcoma and when it comes to knowledge sharing or
spreading, the basic key requirements to be started with are:
Make a brief note on Sarcoma and its types
Identifying the Risk factors
Detecting the Symptoms in the initial stages
Who are at Risk of getting Sarcoma?
No official information has been announced about what causes
Sarcoma. Some factors that are predicted to cause Sarcoma are:
Hereditary: If anyone in your biological relation haves
Sarcoma then you are at a high risk of Sarcoma.
If you are already Struggling with Bone disorders
Genetic disorders such as neurofibromatosis, Gardner
syndrome, retinoblastoma, or Li-Fraumeni syndrome
With a little effort obesity can be easily avoided. Symptoms
in the Initial Stages
Since soft tissue sarcomas grow anywhere in your body, they
are tough to spot. Best way to reach the information about Sarcoma to the
Public
Create a discussion group and frame some questions about
Sarcoma and post in the group. What is the medical term for bone cancer?
How a person gets affected by Kaposi sarcoma?
How sarcoma is treated?
Conducting this group discussion like a quiz contest and
announcing prizes for the winners will make this more interesting and it will
create eagerness to participate in the contest. Prize ideas must be message
oriented and for such cases get some customized accessories like silicone
wristbands, keychains, rubber rings, lockets engraved with awareness messages
depicting Sarcoma.