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Breast cancer survivors, who lose muscle mass, can benefit from strength training, studies suggest

  • Written by Lynn Panton, Professor, Exercise Sciences, Florida State University
Breast cancer is more survivable than ever. Strength training is a key to helping women survive well. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock.com

Breast cancer research has resulted in treatment that has greatly improved survival rates. As a result, there are 3.1 million breast cancer survivors alive in the United States today. The five-year survival rate is...

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