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Is there a link between exercise and memory in breast cancer survivors?

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/exercise-and-memory-in-survivors
Full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.4156

Exercise has many health benefits, but can it also help improve memory for breast cancer survivors? This research finds that breast cancer survivors who exercised more had less fatigue and distress (anxiety, depression, stress, and/or concern about recurrence) and scored better on memory tests. (8/2/16)

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