Benefits of moving more
If you have a cancer diagnosis or a long-term condition following treatment, being active can help improve your quality of life and supporting you in managing your condition.
Staying active with cancer can:
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Help you reduce tiredness and fatigue after treatment.
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Improve your mental health and wellbeing.
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Help you strengthen your muscles, joints and bones.
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Breast Cancer Now
At Breast Cancer Now, we’re here to change the lives of people affected by breast cancer by combining the power of research and support. We’re the place to turn for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. Whatever you’re going through. Whoever you are. We’re here.
Macmillan Cancer Support
At Macmillan, we do whatever it takes to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can. We are the UK’s leading cancer care charity, supporting people affected by cancer from the point of diagnosis.