Send us a text! We'd love to hear what you think of the podcast!In this episode we sit down with Dr. Lea Haverbeck Simon, PhD, MA, ACSM-CEP to talk about how exercise can help treat and prevent Cancer. Dr. Haverbeck-Simon is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Haverbeck-Simon has spent many years studying the impact of diet and exercise in cancer patients. Today we talk about cancer, and how it is not just one disease, but rather a variety of diseases that share an underlying problem. Dr. Haverbeck shares what happens to the heart, muscle, immune system, quality of life, and more when a patient develops cancer. We then discuss how exercise and diet can be used to prevent/treat various types and aspects of cancer. At the end of the episode, Dr. Haverbeck-Simon shares some helpful resources for those who would like to learn more about how to incorporate exercise into cancer care.- Effects of Exercise on Health-Related Outcomes in those with Cancer:      ----https://www.acsm.org/docs/default-source/files-for-resource-library/cancer-infographic-sept-2022.pdf- American College of Sports Medicine Moving Through Cancer Initiative:   ----https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/moving-through-cancer/   ----https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MTC-brochure-DIGITAL-update.pdfExercise Oncology Program Directory:    ----https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/moving-through-cancer/exercise-program-registry/Follow us on social media @kickbackscience for more content! Don't forget to visit our website: https://www.kickbackscience.com/ and sign up for the kickback science newsletter!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KickbackScienceWithDrLuke?sub_confirmation=1Podcast: kickbackscience.buzzsprout.com/shareSupport the show

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