Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer might fight off distressing side effects and improve psychological well-being by staying off the couch.
According to the University of Miami study, women who are physically active during treatment have less depression and an enhanced quality of life and report less debilitating fatigue.
“Women who are physically active may also have more confidence in their own ability to continue with family-related, household, work-related, or social activities, which bring meaning and satisfaction to their lives,” says Jamie M. Stagl, M.S., doctoral student in clinical health psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at UM and lead author of the study. “This may lead to appraisals of lower fatigue, heightened quality of life and less depression.”
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