May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which is more common among men than women. Drinking water containing arsenic increases the risk of bladder cancer. There is limited suggestive evidence that fruits, veg and tea lower the risk. More: bit.ly/40BEHHs

A recent study found > 23% of women & 18% of men had been advised to increase their physical activity level by a doctor or other healthcare professional.

Drs. Joy & Stoutenberg issue a call to action for providers to discuss PA with their patients: brnw.ch/21wJ5lr

New evidence from a rock star Kerri Winters-Stone - strength training for the win... again.

Dr. Katie Schmitz (Dr Kathryn Schmitz) is a leading researcher in exercise oncology. Learn about UPMC’s Moving Through Cancer Program and its evidence-based practices to promote cancer prevention, control, and survivorship in this video. bit.ly/47hJlyC

Flying over my adopted home city of Pittsburgh and recognizing the beautiful 3 Sisters bridges from the air...Do I get to call myself a Yinzer yet?

Agree Arndt Vogel! Gr8 study
Btw, all #ExerciseOncology interested people are invited to join the #ISEO planning meeting American College of Sports Medicine
Hope to have you there Arndt Vogel @Sabino
Dr Kathryn Schmitz
Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD
Anne May
Kristin Campbell, PhD

acsm.org/annual-meeting…

Actually... We already have. The survey has been embedded into the EMR and we are at 55% at present... and rising. Next: Telehealth ex onc offerings.

30 miles training for #RushtoCrush this morning... I'm ready!@RobertFerrisMD UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Dr Kathryn Schmitz UPMC Hillman Cancer Center 'This process holds promise as an approach to making #exercise oncology and rehabilitation referrals standard of practice in the setting of medical #oncology ' Very well done.

15% of cancer patients report being referred to an exercise program. We need to do better. At UPMC Hillman Cancer Center we've instituted an approach that has netted close to 50% of patients receiving and accepting an appropriate referral....

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Just received & share here a reminder to join the #ISEO planning meeting American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting pre conf (May/28th, #Boston )
✅To all interested in #ExerciseOncology

See you there!!
Dr Kathryn Schmitz
Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD
Anne May
Kristin Campbell, PhD

👉 acsm.informz.net/informzdataser…

Went to a new PCP... guess what he gave me! ⁦American College of Sports Medicine⁩ ⁦Exercise is Medicine⁩

Start of the preclinical MoTrPAC data finally emerging in press. This paper provides extensive phenotyping data on 6mo and 18mo male and female F344 rats undergoing progressive treadmill training. Animal work done University of Iowa by Sue Bodine’s group. Molecular landscape coming soon

Today President Biden proclaimed April as National Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Month to 'honor the enormous courage and strength of the millions of Americans facing the disease today and of the many millions of survivors, whose resilience inspires us all.' whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

MOVE! No one benefits from not moving all day...

Fantastic The ASCO Post post of outstanding RCT
- 357 met #BreastCancer pts
- 6 countries
- 9mo exercise program:
🏋️resistance
🏃‍♀️aerobic
🤸balance
2x/w

RESULTS:
⬇️fatigue
⬆️QoL
⬇️pain.
💪Encouraged 30 mins/day PA
Michail ignatiadis
Anouk Hiensch

👉ascopost.com/news/march-202…

Lifting up a colleague: Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, you rock!

Now Innovating: Moving and Thriving with Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=vw7f7J…

Today we had the honor of including a stage 3 and stage 4 breast cancer patient in videos being produced to accompany the forthcoming Essentials of Exercise Oncology. Thank you Carol and Shannon. American College of Sports Medicine Professor Anna Campbell MBE Anna L Schwartz

Check out Pennington Biomedical Research Center' feature on ENICTO member Justin Brown, PI of the ACTION trial, to share his story and motivation for the work he is doing today.

Today we are filming ancillary videos for the forthcoming Essentials of Exercise Oncology text. ⁦Professor Anna Campbell MBE⁩ ⁦Anna L Schwartz⁩ ⁦American College of Sports Medicine anticipated⁩ release date: 9/1/2024