Exercise and breast cancer
There’s been quite a bit of discussion online the last few weeks
regarding the benefits of exercise and whether what we are reading on Google is
to be believed. We therefore thought it might be helpf...
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Woo hoo! You will enjoy it! I had my GP fill out the necessary paperwork for approval by Ex-med.
I've had my two assessments and Matt, who is looking after me, was surprised at the weakness I have on my left side, which is one of my goals to improve the strength. It is a tailored program to the individual and the group classes start for me on the 28th May.
I found the questionnaire stirred my emotions as my diagnosis and a few other things I had put away but they were awakened by this. The purpose of this Ex-med Cancer program is to assess the benefits of the exercise on Cancer patients. They are hoping the success will allow the program to be rolled out further afield.
Our group is all female, 8 breast cancer, one lymphoma and one hodgkinsons lymphoma. Last term it was a mixture of male and female and the males with Prostrate Cancer.
My Onc is impressed that I have started it and asked how I heard about it, which is here through BCNA, Fiona
I've had my two assessments and Matt, who is looking after me, was surprised at the weakness I have on my left side, which is one of my goals to improve the strength. It is a tailored program to the individual and the group classes start for me on the 28th May.
I found the questionnaire stirred my emotions as my diagnosis and a few other things I had put away but they were awakened by this. The purpose of this Ex-med Cancer program is to assess the benefits of the exercise on Cancer patients. They are hoping the success will allow the program to be rolled out further afield.
Our group is all female, 8 breast cancer, one lymphoma and one hodgkinsons lymphoma. Last term it was a mixture of male and female and the males with Prostrate Cancer.
My Onc is impressed that I have started it and asked how I heard about it, which is here through BCNA, Fiona