Non-fumers’ survivors of obesity cancer had a lower risk of death if they adopted the living style of life of the American Cancer Society after their treatment, according to the results published Thursday.
Cancer Survivors can reduce their continuous risk of death by standing for food and exercise guidelines recommended by American Cancer Society, suggests a new study.
Non-smokers’ survivors of obesity cancer had a lower risk of overall death if they adopted the ACS lifestyle recommendations after their treatment, according to the results published Thursday in the National Cancer Institute Journal.
They also had a lower risk of dying either from heart disease or a further fight with cancer, according to results.
“A cancer diagnosis often motivates people to think about how they can live healthier lives,” said the principal investigator Ying WangMain scientist in epidemiology research at American Cancer Society, said in a press release. “Many survivors want to know what lifestyle changes they can bring to improve their chances of living longer.”
ACS has updated its guidelines on nutrition and physical activity in 2022. The new recommendations focus on maintaining healthy weight, to exercise regularly, to eat healthy and to limit the contribution of alcohol.
To test the effectiveness of these recommendations, the researchers analyzed the lifestyle of more than 3,700 participants in a long -term study of the risk of cancer that started in 1992.
The study focused on survivors of obesity cancers “due to the important role of lifestyle factors in their development and prognosis,” wrote the researchers. These included the stomach, the colon, the liver, the gallbladder, the pancreatic, the breast, the uterine, the kidneys, the thyroid, the nervous system and the cancers of the blood.
The researchers followed patients over 15 to see how they behaved.
People whose lifestyles have most closely stuck to the new ACS guidelines had a risk of death of 24% lower, which, according to the results.
They also presented a risk of death linked to the heart of 33% and a risk of cancer death of 21%.
In addition, the researchers found that people with an optimal body mass index had a global risk of death of 10% and a risk of 27% of death linked to the heart. (The body mass index, or BMI, is an estimate of body fat based on size and weight.)
Likewise, people who obtained the recommended quantity of exercise had a global risk of death of 22% and a risk of 26% of death -related deaths.
“These results emphasize how to make the right lifestyle choices really affect the survival of cancer,” said Wang.
ACS guidelines recommend to cancer survivors:
Get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate intensity exercise or 70-150 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise each week, or a combination of these.
Limit sedentary behavior.
Eat a lot of vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
Limit or eliminate red and transformed meats, sugary drinks, highly processed foods and refined grains.
Limit or eliminate alcohol consumption.
Maintain a healthy weight.
More information
The American Cancer Society has more information on his Lifestyle recommendations for cancer survivors.
Source: American Cancer Society, press release, April 3, 2025
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