Diet and Exercise | News

A Cancer Patient's First-Hand Account of a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

August 7th 2015

What Pancreatic Cancer Is and The Risk Factors

August 7th 2015

Sweet and Vicious: Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

July 24th 2015

Sugar does not feed cancer cells any differently than it feeds healthy cells.

Telephone Intervention Helps Breast Cancer Survivors Set—and Meet—Lifestyle Goals

April 15th 2015

By Christina Izzo

A new telephone-based intervention for breast cancer survivors is showing promise, and it involves them becoming more actively engaged in goal setting and problem solving with an eye toward accelerating their recovery by engaging in health-promoting activities such as exercise, stress management and healthy eating.

Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, on Lifestyle Changes After Cancer

March 14th 2015

Jacquelyn Lauria, a nurse at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, offers tips on how to make lifestyle changes after a cancer diagnosis.

Anees B. Chagpar Explains the Impact of Lifestyle Changes on Reducing Breast Cancer Risk

January 29th 2015

Oncologist Anees B. Chagpar sums up the various studies that have looked at lifestyle changes and cancer risk.

Joan Lunden Discusses the Physical and Emotional Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

January 28th 2015

Journalist Joan Lunden shares her experience with breast cancer, side effects and working through treatment.

New Studies Show Importance of Diet for Lowering Breast Cancer Risk and Preventing Recurrence

January 23rd 2015

By Christina Izzo

Two recent studies outline the importance of nutrition in preventing obesity-related cancers, as well as the potential benefits of a nutrition education intervention in preventing breast cancer recurrence.

Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer May Reap Greater Survival Benefit From Nutrition Intervention

December 13th 2014

By Lauren M. Green

Findings from a long-term analysis of the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS) show that the deaths of women with hormone receptor–negative breast cancers were reduced by up to 54 percent when they followed a program to reduce their dietary fat intake, which could provide benefit for patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Chewing the Fat

November 25th 2014

By Katy Human

People with cancer are encouraged to engage in honest, early discussions about diet with healthcare providers, not only to help them feel better during treatment, but also so that they will worry less.