A Little Exercise Helps Breast Cancer Survivors - CME Teaching Brief� - MedPage Today
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HOUSTON, July 21 -- Breast cancer survivors can improve their quality of life by incorporating short bouts of exercise into their daily lives, according to researchers here.
The benefits of brisk walking or climbing stairs include improved physical functioning and decreased pain, reported Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center here, and colleagues, online in the journal Patient Education and Counseling.
The small pilot study also found that the exercise program significantly improved measures of general health after six months.
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