How exercise can help

There are very good reasons for exercising. It can improve your quality of life and help you feel better. Regular exercise can reduce stress and give you more energy.

Research has shown that there is strong evidence that certain ways of being active can help people with cancer:

• reduce anxiety

• improve depression

• reduce fatigue

• improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment

• prevent or improve lymphoedema (a type of swelling caused by treatment to lymph nodes)

• improve general physical functioningOncology based programs are required to provide safe and effective support.