Weight gain

Weight gain is a common problem in cancer treatment, especially for women who take hormonal therapy and men who receive androgen-deprivation therapy.

Women who become post-menopausal after chemotherapy also face weight gain especially if they have to take hormonal therapy after completing chemotherapy.

Preventing weight gain is important.

This requires active physical activities and control of calorie intake.
Watching diet, eating plenty of fresh vegetables, minimizing helpings of red meat and food rich of sugars can help you control your weight.
You may consult a nutritionist for a balanced nutrition diet that can help achieve your goal of controlling weight gain.

Any physical activity is beneficial to your health when tailored to your daily life activities:

You don’t need a gym membership to be active.
Daily walking, jogging, or even certain convenient exercise at home would be quite good.
Lack of physical activity contributes much to weight gain, which in turn adds difficulty to your ability to exercise.

Active physical activities have been shown to reduce risk of breast cancer relapse. Obesity is also associated with many diseases and potentially higher risk of cancer relapse. Please follow this link for more information.

Our medical center offers several classes for maintaining health including yoga and others. Check the health class page for details.

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