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Authors: Anna L. Schwartz, Lance Armstrong
ISBN-13: 9780743238014, ISBN-10: 074323801X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: June 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Anna L. Schwartz


Lance Armstrong is a seven-time winner of the Tour de France and fulltime cancer fighter. He oversees the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists cancer patients around the world with managing and surviving the disease. He won the first of his record-setting seven Tour de France wins after surviving a nearly fatal bout with testicular cancer. In 2008, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Book Synopsis

Increase your survival odds by creating and following an exercise program that counteracts the side effects of your treatment, speeds your recovery, and reduces your risk of recurrence.

Most cancer patients and survivors think that "rest" will decrease their fatigue and speed their recovery. But in fact, rest can make patients weak and debilitated during treatment and may prolong hospitalization. Based on Dr. Anna Schwartz's research and her life's work as a nurse and a coach, Cancer Fitness offers cancer patients and survivors comprehensive advice and an easy step-by-step program to begin improving their physical and emotional health and reclaiming their lives beyond cancer.

Through exercise, patients will regain some control over their body, manage side effects more successfully, and increase their body's ability to heal. Cancer Fitness provides clear directions to safely start an exercise program, and the tools to make exercise a long-lasting lifestyle change to heal body and soul.

Library Journal

Cancer survivor and record-holding bicyclist Schwartz (nursing, Univ. of Washington) has written an informative guide that details the physical and mental benefits of exercise before, during, and after cancer. Following a review of the science behind her book (including selected references), she clearly and concisely explains how and when to start exercising and presents examples of safe and effective aerobic and strength-building exercises designed for both men and women, young and old. She also emphasizes the long-term benefits of continued exercise, discusses managing recurrent cancer and the side effects of treatment, and explains clinical trials. Including a foreword by Lance Armstrong, this unique guide is highly recommended for all public, consumer health, and nursing collections.-Howard Fuller, Stanford Health Lib., Palo Alto, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents


Contents

Foreword by Lance Armstrong

Introduction: X Marks the spot: A Personal Perspective on Cancer and Exercise

Chapter 1. Cancer and Exercise: What Does the Science Show?

Chapter 2. The Basics of Exercise During Treatment

Chapter 3. Managing Your Side Effects

Chapter 4. Setting Goals for a Lifetime of Exercise

Chapter 5. Cancer Fitness Fundamentals

Chapter 6. Cancer Fitness Aerobic Exercise Program

Chapter 7. Athletes: Create Your Own Exercise Program

Chapter 8. The Core of Resistance Exercise

Chapter 9. Cancer Fitness Resistance Exercise Program

Chapter 10. The Unthinkable: Recurrent Cancer and Exercise

Chapter 11. Realizing Your Potential

Appendix. Clinical Trials Research: Advancing Our Understanding of Science

Other Resources for Support and Information

Glossary

Suggested Reading

The Lance Armstrong Foundation

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