
The journal Cancer features research led by Kirsten Ness, PhD, and Nicholas Phillips, MD, PhD, of St. Jude Epidemiology and Cancer Control, showing a link between exercise and cognitive ability in cancer survivors.
Improving cancer survivors’ physical fitness may boost their thinking and learning skills. A St. Jude study reveals more about this link.
“Survivors are more likely to have limited ability to exercise,” said Kirsten Ness, PhD, of Epidemiology and Cancer Control. “Physical activity can have a positive effect on cognitive ability.”
This work relied on the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort (St. Jude LIFE) study. The scientists tested 341 childhood leukemia survivors and 288 control subjects.
“Even minor changes like going from sitting to walking for 30 minutes can have an effect,” said Nicholas Phillips, MD, PhD, of Epidemiology and Cancer Control.
A report on this work appeared in the journal Cancer.
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