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Figure 1: Erin Juliano (left) and her friend after a race her workout support group attended1. This photo was obtained from the UNC Health Care Newsroom1. Breast Cancer patients listen up! It is time to look past your diagnosis and talk to your doctor about increasing physical activity. Physical activity is proven to increase breastContinue reading “Ask your Doctor About the Benefits of Physical Activity and Attain Beneficial Results”

Erin Juliano survived breast cancer and attributes part of her survival to her participation in physical activity during treatment1. Juliano was physically active prior to her diagnosis, and so her workouts during treatment involved similar aspects routines to those of her pre-diagnosis lifestyle with added recommendations from her doctors1. When discouraged, Juliano gathered encouragement fromContinue reading “Breast Cancer Patients, Get Physical with These Apps”

Figure 4: These are members from the Get Real and Heel support group working out8 and this photo was obtained from the official Get Real and Heel webpage8. Breast Cancer is a scary thing but remember you are not alone. Erin Juliano, a breast cancer patient now in remission, found her niche with the GetContinue reading “Breast Cancer Patient in North Carolina? Here are some Support Groups to Join”

1. Newsroom. 2019. Cancer patients, doctors find healing, health in exercise – News Room – UNC Health Care. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2019/may/cancer-patients-doctors-find-healing-health-in-exercise 2. Hair BY, Hayes S, Tse C-K, Bell MB, Olshan AF. 2014. Racial differences in physical activity among breast cancer survivors: Implications for breast cancer care. Cancer. 120(14):2174–2182. doi:10.1002/cncr.28630 https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncr.28630 3. Park, SW., Lee, I., Kim,Continue reading “References”