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Robert Newton: "Cancer patients should exercise" (27/06/2014)

The IV International Conference NSCA has reached its second day.

The conference, organized by the Catholic University of Murcia and the NSCA (National Strength an Conditioning Association), gathers some of the world's leading experts in strength, conditioning and fitness.

One of them, Professor Robert Newton, Edith Cowan University (Australia) has offered a lecture entitled 'Anabolic Exercise for Cancer Management' (anabolic exercises for cancer patients).

Newton himself focused after his lecture, he had wanted to send message. "People with cancer should be active even when doing palliative care in the final stages because this will help them be better not going to cure the cancer but it will help you get better. "

With the result of his studies, Newton no doubt ensure that "it is very good exercise that prescribers working with cancer patients. Important thing is to avoid inactivity. Depends on the type of cancer that would suffer more or less make a recommended type of exercise, or cardiovascular strength. treatment also depends. "

With the backing of his own experience and based on the result of their investigations, Newton wanted to point out that "we must change the mindset of thinking that someone, being evil, the exercise will be worse. Some doctors think that exercise will to do more damage, and I think you have to change that mentality. "

Great attendance at the conference

So far, Congress is going according to the expectations of the organizers and is proving successful participation in both conferences, and workshops (workshops).

More than 500 people from 38 different nationalities these days walking the campus of Los Jeronimos, the UCAM Sports Center and La Manga Club, which are the three branches of Congress.

An international character is promoting the exchange of ideas and the relationship between lawmakers, students and speakers in each of the activities.

Tomorrow will be the last session of Congress in the temple of Jeronimos Monastery that will closing and analysis of everything that happened during those days in the UCAM.

Source: UCAM

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