Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Exercise may help mitigate cancer treatment side effects, such as brain fog, pain, and fatigue. Image credit: Hernandez & Sorokina/Stocksy. Cancer treatments can cause a host of health problems. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exercise really is as good as a drug, a groundbreaking new study found. In a global trial, workouts did better than pricey ...

A short walk around the block, a 30-minute bike ride, or an intense 1-hour lifting session at the gym each can benefit ...

Could exercise be ‘better than a drug’ at preventing colon cancer recurrence? Image credit: Connect Images/Tim Hall/Getty Images. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), colorectal cancer is ...

Many patients with cancer cite lack of energy as a significant barrier to healthy living with proper diet and exercise, but ...

Exercise. It can be hard for a lot of us to get started. Regardless of how you feel about physical activity, it comes with ...

Rob Newton’s father liked to take long walks before he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1993. But he gave them up after his doctors told him to take it easy. His son thought this was a terrible ...

Significantly less cancer-related cognitive impairment, mental fatigue after chemotherapy ...

"Exercise is medicine" has become something of a mantra, with good reason. There's no doubt that regular physical activity has a broad range of health benefits. Exercise can improve circulation, help ...

A few months ago, I wrote an article about running and colon cancer. While researching it, I came across a new study showing that exercise extends life for people diagnosed with that condition. I didn ...

It’s no secret that exercise has a wide range of health benefits, and that doesn’t stop when you get cancer. A new study has now shown that just a single workout produces anti-cancer proteins that can ...