Authors: David Mizrahi, Jonathan Lai, Hayley Wareing, Yi Ren, Tong Li, Christopher Swain, David Smith, Diana Adams, Alexandra Martiniuk, Michael David In this blog post, we explore the impact of exercise on hospitalization rates during cancer treatment, shedding light on the potential benefits for both patients and health systems. Our recent study, published in BJSM, […]
Tag: Cancer
Cardiorespiratory fitness in youth and site-specific cancers later in life
In this blog post, we will provide an overview of a recently published study and explain how we leveraged unique data available from the Swedish military conscription register to deepen our understanding of the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness in youth and site-specific cancers in men (1). Why is this study important? Cardiorespiratory fitness has well-established […]
CT scans and X-rays increase risk of cancer – changing the goal posts in sports medicine
By John Orchard and Jessica Orchard Two jaw-dropping papers from The Lancet 1 and BMJ 2 published in the past month should have a major effect on the practice of sports medicine. They have clearly demonstrated that radiating scans in young people actually do lead to an increased risk of cancer later in life. Perhaps until […]
Sun Exposure in Athletes – 10 Tips to Prevent Cancer
By Drs James Thing & Thiviyani Maruthappu Sport and Exercise Medicine: The UK trainee perspective (A twice-monthly Guest Blog) As the sun finally breaks through the clouds after months of rain across the UK, it is worth reminding ourselves of the importance of sun protection for our athletes. As a sports doctor I, like many […]