Staying Healthy

Taking care of yourself is important when you are in treatment for lung cancer. Symptoms and side effects from treatment may make staying healthy a challenge but doing what you can, from quitting if you smoke to proper nutrition and staying as active as possible can help you to stay in treatment, make it a bit easier and could even help it be more effective.

• Quitting Smoking After Diagnosis (GO2 for Lung Cancer)
• Tobacco Cessation (GO2 for Lung Cancer)
• Warren, et al 2020. Smoking Cessation After a Cancer Diagnosis Is Associated with Improved Survival. J Thorac Oncol. 15(5): 705-708.
• Stopping tobacco use after a cancer diagnosis: Resources and guidance for patients and families. (ASCO)

• Cavalheri and Granger (2020). Exercise training as part of lung cancer therapy. Respirology. Suppl 2: 80-87. – PubMed (nih.gov)
• Edbrooke, et al 2020. Physical activity for people with lung cancer. Aust J Gen Pract. 49(4):175-181.
• Staying Active During and After Treatment (American Cancer Society)

• Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
• Survivorship: Nutrition guidelines for cancer survivors (MD Anderson)
• Healthy or Harmful? (American Institute for Cancer Research)

Disclaimer: Before changing any part of your daily routine or diet, talk with your doctor to learn about possible benefits and risks, interactions with current cancer treatments, side effects and other considerations.