Breast Cancer: Exercises to Help You Heal




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Summary: Exercise may seem impossible during cancer treatment, but it could speed your recovery.If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may find yourself trying everything you can think of to feel better during treatment. Exercise may be the last thing on your mind, but could it be a mechanism to help your body heal? Working out can actually help you feel better during treatment and possibly help speed your recovery. In this segment of Train Your Body, Dr. Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, and Melanie Cole, MS, discuss the ways in which exercise can help prevent breast cancer, aid in your treatment and make you feel better overall.