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Our misson is to optimize
the quality of life of cancer survivors.

Cancer Survivor (n): "any individual that has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of discovery and for the balance of life"-- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
Greetings from the Cancer Survivor Center! This week we have included three articles that support our mission. There is no question that physical activity and sound nutrition are essential components of a comprehensive cancer rehabilitation program and these three articles illustrate that point well.
 
Resources
Getting Physically Active May Increase Your Chances of Surviving Cancer
More than 10 million Americans are cancer survivors. Most are anxious to do anything they can to reduce the risk of a recurrence. But what can be done?

Health-related goals in female cancer survivors after treatment: Researchers often have studied cancer treatments and psychosocial aspects of dealing with cancer, but seldom have they evaluated cancer survivors at the end of their treatments or survivors' health-related goals.

Low-Fat Diet May Have Small Impact on Breast Cancer in Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification (DM) prevention study show that reducing dietary fat and increasing fruits, grains, and vegetables may reduce risk of invasive breast cancer in some women . . . . .