Expert Panel to Publish New Guidance on Exercise to Lower Cancer Risks, Improve Survival Rates

Newswise — Exercise oncology experts will release new guidance on how to use exercise to lower risks for cancer and meet the needs of those living with cancer. ACSM convened the roundtable of experts from 17 partner organizations, including the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute—part of the National Institutes of Health, to review scientific evidence and offer recommendations about the benefits of exercise for prevention, treatment, recovery and improved survival. Key recommendations will be published in the November 2019 issues of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise_® and CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.