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Adapted physical activity emerges as one of the most effective ways to alleviate cancer-related fatigue and other side effects of the disease. Lopolo/Shutterstock

Breast cancer‑related fatigue: the benefits of adapted physical activity

Engaging in adapted physical activity (APA) is recommended for managing cancer-related fatigue at various stages of the disease. Here’s an example focused on breast cancer.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are found in sardines and other oily fish. Volodymyr Herasymchuk/Shutterstock

Sardines, mackerel and other oily fish: the benefits of marine lipids in the fight against cancer

Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in oily fish like sardines and mackerel, offer considerable promise in cancer prevention. Other classes of marine lipids hold potential for therapeutic innovation.
Breast density raises the risk of breast cancer and can also make it more difficult for breast cancer to be detected. picture alliance/Getty Images

Breast density and mammograms: New FDA rule will ensure all women have more information after cancer screenings

The FDA’s rule change requires that all women in the US be informed about breast density and options for supplemental screening.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Canadian Cancer Society and several Canadian provinces now endorse breast cancer screening for women ages 40-49, but the new guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care do not. (Shutterstock)

Ignoring reason and evidence: Why new breast cancer guidelines advising against screening women in their 40s are misguided

Early detection is crucial in the fight against breast cancer. Yet the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care’s new guidelines do not endorse breast cancer screening for women in their 40s.
After her doctor calculated her breast cancer risk, Munn went on to have further tests which ultimately revealed her cancer. Tinseltown/ Shutterstock

What breast cancer risk assessments can tell you

Olivia Munn recently shared on Instagram that she’d had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer.

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