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Chronic stress promotes tumor growth and spread in mice and in cell culture studies
A study by Thakar et al, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that chronic behavioral stress results in higher levels of tissue catecholamines, greater tumor burden and more invasive growt…
Stress and Cancer Progression
An analysis by researcher Karen Ross in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute describes the relationship between psychological stress and cancer progression at the biochemical and molecular lev…
What is “overfat” and why does it matter?
Overfat is a usable metric for determining whether or not an individual is carrying too much body fat.
Handy advice about portion sizes
Are you confused about portion sizes? Our Diet module offers a useful video about how to measure portions.
Exercise guidelines for cancer survivors
Campbell et al convened an interdisciplinary expert roundtable to to advance exercise recommendations beyond public health guidelines and toward prescriptive programs specific to cancer type, treatmen…
American College of Sports Medicine Expert Panel finds that exercise lowers risk of many cancers
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) convened a group of 40 experts to perform a comprehensive review of the research literature and summarize the level of the evidence concerning physical a…
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