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Exercise improves anxiety, mood in elderly cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
New Delhi, Jul 05 (ANI): Recently, scientists have found that exercise not only improves anxiety and mood problems in younger cancer patients but also in older adult patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. The study was published in the 'Journal of American Geriatrics Society'. Cancer increases the chances of people experiencing anxiety and mood issues which can affect emotional and social well-being. In turn, this may lead people to discontinue cancer treatments which can mean shortening their survival. Older adults often experience anxiety and other mood disorders during their treatment for cancer, and treating those problems with medications can often cause potentially dangerous side effects. The researchers examined the Exercise for Cancer Patients (EXCAP) programme, a home-based, low to moderate intensity aerobic and resistance exercise programme. During the programme, participants increased the length and intensity of their workouts over time. For example, participants received