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Many Cancer Survivors Don't Have Healthy Lifestyles
A new study now shows that many elderly cancer survivors have a hard time keeping a healthy lifestyle. They tend not to exercise regularly or eat properly. However, those who did follow healthy guidelines had more vitality and lived a better life.
Catherine Mosher, who has a postdoctorate in behavioral sciences and psychiatry at Sloan-Kettering, led out a research of 750 sixty-five year old or older people who survived prostate, breast, or colorectal cancer. Onliy 7% were shown to meet national guidelines for diet and exercise. A big part of the exercise admitted to exercising an average of 10 minutes a week instead of the recommended 150 minutes a week. The overweight survivors had worse physical quality of life.
In the United States, people over 65 are half of the estimated 11 million cancer survivors. Studies have connected good health habits with better results after cancer diagnosis. Therefore, cancer survivors should exercise and eat healthily.
SOURCE: HealthDayNews
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