been less active, the study found.
People who’d boosted their physical activity level after being diagnosed with lymphoma also were less likely to have died in that three-year span than were those who hadn’t increased their activity level.
But the study couldn’t prove that more exercise actually caused death risk to drop.
On the other hand, people whose physical activity level had declined after their diagnosis had higher death rates from lymphoma and other causes than those who had not changed their level of physical activity.
“Importantly, our study shows a survival benefit in patients who increase their level of physical activity,” Pophali said. “Therefore, since physical activity behaviors can be modified, physicians should counsel patients and survivors on the importance of physical activity and encourage them to maintain and, if possible, increase their level of physical activity.”
The study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Atlanta. Research presented at meetings should be considered preliminary because it has not been subjected to the rigorous scrutiny given to research published in medical journals.
However, these studies still show promise that working out has a multitude of benefits and beating lymphoma just made that list. For more information on Hodgkin’s Lymphoma visit our health conditions section on BlackDoctor.org.
SOURCE: Mayo Clinic, news release, Dec. 11, 2017