2023-06-09 19:13:58
Unfortunately, we all know someone who has suffered or continues to fight cancer, this disease that claims thousands of lives in our country and throughout the world and for which, to this day, there is no cure. If we are close to these people, the best thing we can do is accompany as we can to these people and help them in whatever they need, trying to improve their mood and conveying best wishes.
But, another thing that we can do is, as far as possible, help them to stay in shape and take care of their well-being. For this reason, we have asked ourselves, can cancer patients exercise? And, in case it is, What activities can we propose and do with them? Well, here we solve those doubts.
The truth is that there are many experts who do recommend physical exercise to cancer patients, as they say that it reduces sleep disorders, anxiety or depression that they may suffer. Not only that, but it helps them stay in shape, as long as that means not lose so much muscle or bone density, staying strong.
Not only that, but physically It can lead to greater tolerance to some treatments such as chemotherapy. Now, you have to keep your head when it comes to physical exercise during an illness, therefore, any training should be consulted with a specialist.
Of course, three days a week would be a recommended guideline to follow, with about 30 minutes of activity. Among the exercises that these patients can perform is walking, swimming or riding a bicycle.
Another of the activities that may be recommended is to carry some weight or do squats and, lastly, strength exercises. Of course, as we say, always asking a doctor and specialist.
The right to be forgotten oncology, something that cancer survivors claim
The electoral advance announced this Monday by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is bringing consequences. For example, more than 60 laws, 25 from decree-laws that are already in force, 8 approved by the Government, and another 30 promoted by the different parliamentary groups, all of them they remain in the air due to the dissolution of the Cortes and pending approval until the next legislature begins.
between the rules that remain paralyzed are the family law, which incorporates the 5-day paid leave to care for a family member; the customer service law, which limits telephone waiting to three minutes; the mental health one, or the one that was going to Recognize the right to be forgotten oncologya of the great promises of the coalition government.
Patients like Juan, who told us their story at COPE and which you can listen to below.
The struggle made visible through social networks
If there is someone who in recent times has made the fight against cancer visible, that was Elena Huelva, a young woman from Seville who died in January of this year and that he taught through his social networks the difficulty of his illness and how to overcome it. Here you can see the interview we did with COPE.
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