Exercising reduces the risk of dying from lymphoma, a Mayo Clinic study reports.
Dr. Priyanka Pophali, a blood disease specialist at the Rochester, Minnesota-based healthcare organization, presented the findings at the 59th American Society of Hematology annual meeting, in Atlanta, Dec. 9-12. The title of the presentation was “The Level of Physical Activity before and after Lymphoma Diagnosis Impacts Overall and Lymphoma-Specific Survival.”
Scientists agree that exercise can prolong people’s lives.
Pophali and her colleagues wondered how it would affect lymphoma patients’ lifespan. In particular, they wanted to know if a person would live longer by exercising more after being diagnosed with lymphoma.