Cancer victims reminded to exercise more
Healthcare workers caring for cancer sufferers must encourage them to be more physically active, a charity said after it emerged that most medics do not tell patients to exercise.
Four in five cancer patients said their GPs, oncologists and clinical nurse specialists did not speak to them about the importance of being physically active, according to Macmillan Cancer Support research.
The survey of 1,098 cancer patients also found that 37 per cent are not physically active at all.
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Hide AdThe charity said being active during and after treatment can minimise the side effects and could help prevent recurrence.
Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive Ciaran Devane said: “This new research shows that the message is still not being passed on to cancer patients about just how important it is for them to keep active.”