Diet And Exercise to Treat Pediatric Cancer

Diet and exercise have strong potential to improve chemotherapy effectiveness and reduces the risk of late effects in pediatric cancer patients. Special diet interventions and physical activity may improve treatment outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.

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Diet, exercise improve treatment outcomes in childhood cancer
- Obesity stands out as the main cause for pediatric cancer
- Treating obesity with exercise interventions prevent disease relapse
- Changing diet patterns to control BMI improves quality of life

Diet And Exercise Targeting Obesity Improve Treatment in Pediatric Cancer

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