Diet and Exercise
A Taste For Wellness: Warming Winter Fare
Soup, cider and salmon help keep the body full and fueled when it’s frigid outdoors.
Make Exercise Work For You
Maintaining a good self-image in the face of body changes caused by cancer and chemotherapy is tough. However, exercise was able to boost one cancer patient’s morale and self-image.
Summer Snacktime: Raspberry Mint Smoothie Recipe
We’re ending our #CURESummerSnacktime series with a raspberry mint smoothie recipe that’s sure to cool you down as we enter the last days of summer!
Summer Snacktime: Avocado and Herb Salad Recipe
This avocado and herb recipe is packed with flavor and health benefits.
Summer Snacktime: Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream Recipe
Once you try this week’s #CURESummerSnacktime recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream, we bet you’ll be adding this cool, creamy concoction into your weekly rotation.
Summer Snacktime: Strawberry, Basil and Ricotta Toast Recipe
This week’s refreshing Summer Snacktime recipe makes our editors hungry just by looking at it. If you’re a fan of basil, strawberries or ricotta, we think it might have the same effect on you!
'The Golden Years': For A Cancer Survivor Too?
A two-time cancer survivor suggests what life after mid-life can be, even for cancer survivors.
Cancer, Weight and 'The Blame Game'
Breast cancer links to weight, diet and exercise are all over the news, but remember this: You are not to blame.
What to Know About Nutrition Therapy During Cancer Treatment
An oncology dietitian offered advice on how to improve appetite and eat healthy before, during and after treatment for gastrointestinal cancers.
How to Eat Well at Work During and After Cancer
Experts offered tips on quick, healthy office meals and snacks while fighting cancer’s side effects.
Encouraging Fitness and Fellowship
In this essay, Honora R. Miller nominates a special oncology nurse practitioner, Joanna M. Losito, Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation–Sunnyvale Center, Sunnyvale, California, for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.
Cancer Treatment, Resilience and a Brother Made of Concrete
Can fitness make you physically prepared for a medical detour?
Cancer Destroyed My Figure so I Ate to Comfort Myself
After I lost my real breasts, I gave up hope of ever having a "nice" body again.
Risk of Breast Cancer Death Could Be Reduced by Low-Fat Diet
Two oncology dietitians weigh in on the results of a recent study that show a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and grains can reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer.
A Taste for Wellness: Meals in Under 45 Minutes
Breakfast, lunch and dinner options that require minimal prep work and time.
Taking Back Control: Exercise and Nutrition Boost Survivor Well-Being
Survivors find that physical activity and sound nutrition lower health risks and boost well-being.
Immune-Boosting Foods
An expert from John Theurer Cancer Center shares three recipes to help fight winter’s germs.
Findings Link Diet Soda With Reduced Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence
A daily dose of diet soda may help protect survivors of colon cancer from disease recurrence and death.
Sweet Surrender: Will Cutting Out Sugar Help You Prevent Cancer?
Banishing sugar and extra body fat can be important tools in preventing cancer.
Cancer Survivor Weight Gain Guilt And Fear
Many people struggle with extra weight and cancer survivors often do it with extra helpings of fear and guilt. See if these thoughts can help!
Movement, Moderation and Mindfulness: Being Proactive About Diet and Exercise
Exercise and nutrition are essential to improving a variety of facets revolving around the continuum of cancer — from prevention to diagnosis and treatment to survivorship care.
How Yoga Can Help in the Cancer Recovery Process
Yoga has a number of benefits for survivors who are recovering from cancer treatments.
Healthy Weight and Breast Cancer
Keeping a healthy weight is vital for everyone, especially breast cancer survivors.
Lifting Barbells and Women's Spirits: Girls Gone Rx Puts Focus on Cancer Fundraising
Girls Gone Rx sponsors all-female fitness competitions to raise money for Bright Pink, a nonprofit that focuses on prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer.
Alternative Cancer Treatment Requires Effort
Alternative cancer treatment takes a moderate amount of effort, but this survivor thinks it's worth it.
Training Through Treatments: Pro Runner Doesn't Let Cancer Slow Her Down
After being diagnosed with a rare cancer, professional runner Gabriele Grunewald became inspired to start a nonprofit that raised awareness for other rare cancers and empowered those who have them.
From Feeling Guilt To Feeling Good
Lets try positive motivation to improve our diet and exercise habits!
Healthy Lifestyle Improves Survival Outcomes in Colon Cancer
If patients with colon cancer follow the previously-issued American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity, they can improve outcomes in to survivorship.
Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind
If following a particular diet makes sense to you, and you can tolerate it, then by all means do so. But I beg you to remember that even unhealthy things won't kill you in moderation.
Exercise Keeps Me Moving Through Cancer's Ups and Downs
It's simple, nontoxic and free. This cancer survivor shows you how to add a little lift to your life.