Resources
American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity
This report summarizes the evaluation of the scientific evidence and best clinical practices by a group of experts in nutrition, physical activity, and cancer survivorship. Rock et.al., April, 2012.
Better Postdiagnosis Diet Quality is Associated with Reduced Risk of Death
Breast cancer survivors are examined to see how postdiagnosis Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2005 scores were associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality. George et.al.
The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence
In a study by Demark-Wahnefried et al, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, the researchers report that “obesity and components of energy imbalance, that is, …
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective
In November 2007, AICR and the World Cancer Research Fund published Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, the most comprehensive report on diet and c…
Physical activity and risk of recurrence and mortality in breast cancer survivors
These findings do not support a protective effect of physical activity on breast cancer recurrence or mortality but do suggest that regular physical activity is beneficial for breast cancer survivors …
My Fitness Pal
Track your fitness and nutrition intake with this app. It’s free, easy to use, and syncs up with other fitness apps to monitor your heart rate, miles ran or calories burned.
Map My Fitness
This app uses GPS to track the routes you travel, and shows you a map of the route with distance and time.
Yoga Studio
Yoga Studio has a variety of videos for yoga classes detailed through about 300 poses with instructions. It works well if you want to completely customize the lessons, the times and more.
Physical activity and survival after prostate cancer diagnosis
Prostate cancer survivors who were physically active had lower risk of all-cause mortality. Kenfield et.al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, February 2011. Find the full article here.
Walking Revolution
A PDF on the benefits of walking and organizations that promote it.
Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer
This review outlines the principal mechanisms that govern the effects of inflammation and immunity on tumor development and discusses attractive new targets for cancer therapy and prevention.
Obesity and colorectal cancer, World Journal of Gastroenterology
This study looks at the role of obesity-related adipokines in tumor initiation and progression.
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