Cancer survivors urged to maintain healthy weight
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Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new guidelines issued on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - For women recovering from anorexia nervosa, achieving a normal percentage of body fat seems to indicate that they have a good chance of beating the disease long-term.
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MINNEAPOLIS There&#39;s more evidence suggesting older women who are overweight are at a higher risk of getting cancer. University of Minnesota researchers conclude that being overweight can more than double an
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After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, men are capable of adhering to a low-fat diet for at least a year if they receive good counseling and support, a new study shows.
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Having had cancer as children increased the risk among surviving adult women for breast cancer, particularly those who were treated with chest radiation, a new study says.
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Even after more than a decade after diagnosis, cancer survivors may have a poorer quality of life and more health limitations than others their age, according to a US study.
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Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.
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Breast cancer is more likely to kill obese women than those of normal weight, research suggests.
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Obese women with breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than those of a normal weight, researchers said today. US researchers looked at information
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A charity is warning obesity could be the cause of 12,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK by 2010.
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Survivors with diets high in meat and refined grains triple their risk of recurrence or death.
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, too. And with the obesity epidemic showing no signs of waning, specialists say they need to better understand how fat cells fuels cancer growth so they might fight back...
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MINNEAPOLIS -- New research has found a higher risk of leukemia among older overweight women, offering another piece of evidence that carrying extra pounds can increase your chance of getting cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Recreational physical activity   in the year before a diagnosis of breast cancer seems to have a   positive influence on the prognosis of young women who are   overweight or obese when they are diagnosed, new research   suggests.
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Live one day at a time, without fear, Tammy Faye Messner said earlier this month as she battled cancer, weighing just 65 pounds.
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Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.
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Even if they remained obese, women  who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a  recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and  vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on Friday.