"癌症機構鼓勵病患多運動"

最近一份研究指出體力活動可以大幅降低人們死於癌症的機率。

麥美倫癌症援助機構上週建議接受癌症治療的病患，一週至少要有2.5小時的運動。這個建議反映最新的一份抗癌研究，和傳統觀點大相逕庭，因為一般看法認為癌症病患接受治療後應該要回家休息。麥美倫的專家現在說，運動可以降低治療的副作用並且減低病患死亡的風險。

麥美倫癌症援助機構的行政長官Ciaran Devane對這份報告發表看法說：「癌症患者如果知道體力活動對他們的復原和長期健康有多大的好處，一定會很驚訝，有時候還可以減少他們繼續接受這些痛苦治療的機會。」數據顯示，Devane說的運動「不需要很費力」就可以降低乳癌40%的復發率。還可以降低30%死於攝護腺癌的風險，一週如果進行6小時的運動可以減少病患高達50%死於大腸癌的機率。

(Health) Cancer Agency Encourages Patients to Exercise

The latest research shows that physical activity can seriously reduce a persons chances of dying from cancer.

The Macmillan Cancer Support agency last week advised that patients receiving cancer treatment should get at least 2-1/2 hours of exercise a week. The advice reflects the latest research conducted on fighting cancer and goes against the traditional view that cancer patients should go home and rest after receiving treatment. Experts at Macmillan are now saying that exercise can reduce the side-effects of treatment and lessen the risk of the patient dying.

Ciaran Devane, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, commented on the report, saying: Cancer patients would be shocked if they knew just how much of a benefit physical activity could have on their recovery and long term health, in some cases reducing their chances of having to go through the grueling ordeal of treatment all over again. The statistics show that exercise, which Devane says doesnt need to be anything too strenuous, can reduce the recurrence of breast cancer by 40%. It can also cut the chances of dying from prostate cancer by 30%, and doing 6 hours of exercise a week can slash a patients risk of dying from bowel cancer by 50%.

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