Can exercise stop the recurrence of breast cancer?

"They have already endured so much, having fought breast cancer and won.

But the way breast cancer is treated can lead to a host of other issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, all of which can further threaten a survivor’s health and perhaps lead to breast cancer recurrence.

What if there was a way to prevent breast cancer recurrence without additional medication or invasive treatments?

That’s what Assistant Professor of Research Christina Dieli-Conwright is investigating with a new exercise study that was recently awarded a $4 million National Institutes of Health grant.

“There is strong epidemiological evidence that supports the benefits exercise has on breast cancer risk and breast cancer recurrence,” said Dieli-Conwright, a faculty member at the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. “Not all cancer types have such a strong association.”

Her study will observe 300 sedentary and overweight female survivors of breast cancer to determine if exercise improves inflammation in adipose tissue, or fat tissue..." | LEARN MORE HERE >>