Tag: cancer risk

Minimize Your Risk for Cervical Cancer with Exercise According to the first U.S. case-controlled study (that has been published in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease), women who do not engage in regular physical activity have an increased risk of developing cervical cancer. According to study author…

Cancer Rates Are Increasing in People Under 50: Learn How to Manage Your Risk According to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, most commonly occurring cancers are diagnosed in people over age 50. Over the past several decades, however, rates of many types of cancer have been rising in…

Working with a Client with Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men and the third most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were 1.2 million new cases and 1.8 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Tobacco use is to blame for 85% of all…

Exercise is Critical for Breast Cancer Prevention and Recovery Exercise for Breast Cancer Prevention Women who get regular exercise (physical activity) have a lower risk of breast cancer than women who don’t exercise. Overall, women who get regular exercise have a 10-20 percent lower risk of breast cancer…

Most of us know that every October symbolizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the globe. I witnessed my mother battling breast cancer three times since 1981. She is currently fighting the battle with widespread-metastatic breast cancer. Today she is winning! According to Breastcancer.org:A woman in the U.S. today has…

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2022 projectionsOther than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for prostate cancer in the United States for 2022 are:About 268,490 new cases of prostate cancerAbout 34,500 deaths from prostate cancerRisk of…

Customized Exercise Programming - Prostate Cancer Jim received a referral for a client with prostate cancer. He’s been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for a little over a year, but this is his first client with prostate cancer. He asked if he could hire me to help him with…

Customized Exercise Programming - Testicular Cancer Jim received a referral for a client with testicular cancer. He’s been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for a little over a year, but this is his first client with testicular cancer. He asked if he could hire me to help him with…

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Blood cancers include leukemias, lymphomas and multiple myeloma. There has been dramatic improvement in the treatment and outcomes for most blood cancers in the past two decades. Many of these cancers are more common as someone…

Cancer Fighting Recipes - Carrot and Apple Soup Ingredients: 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium leek, chopped 1 pound peeled carrots, cut in ½ inch slices 3 cups fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and chopped 1 Tbsp canola oil Salt and freshly…