Many Years Young: Exercise Key to Post-Breast-Cancer Survival

(MyHealthNewsDaily) Breast cancer treatments can take a heavy toll on lung and heart health and could shorten a woman's life, according to a new study.

Researchers found that breast cancer survivors, even those who had completed their cancer therapy years previously, were less fit than sedentary but healthy women of the same age. One third of breast cancer patients scored so low on a fitness test they might not be able to perform normal tasks, such as walking half a mile or up stairs, the researchers said.? But the study also showed that breast cancer patients who maintained high cardiopulmonary fitness survived 36 months on average, compared with 16 months for patients with low cardiopulmonary fitness? Pass it on:?Treatment for breast cancer may compromise heart and lung health, potentially leading to earlier death, which would make exercise an important part of recovery.

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