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Cancer survivors could benefit from better diet, exercise, weight loss

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 26, 2012

The American Cancer Society, for the first time Thursday, issued formal lifestyle recommendations aimed at those diagnosed with cancer, saying there was finally enough evidence from research studies to determine finite steps patients can take to lower their risk of recurrence. “The science has gotten stronger,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, to provide specific advice for diet, exercise, and weight loss.

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