◎國際新聞中心 2011/08/25
All patients getting cancer treatment should be told to do two and a half hours of physical exercise every week, says a report by Macmillan Cancer Support. Being advised to rest and take it easy after treatment is an outdated view, the charity says.
「麥克米倫癌症支援」的報告說，應該建議所有接受癌症治療的病患，每週做2.5小時的運動。這個慈善組織說，建議他們在治療後休息放鬆已經是落伍的想法。
Research shows that exercise can reduce the risk of dying from cancer and minimise the side effects of treatment. Macmillan’s report, Move More, says that of the two million cancer survivors in the UK, around 1.6 million are not physically active enough.
研究顯示，運動可降低因癌症死亡的風險，並將治療的副作用減到最低，麥克米倫的報告「多動一些」說，英國200萬名癌症倖存者中，約160萬身體活動不夠。
Adult cancer patients and cancer survivors should undertake 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week, the reports says, which is what the Department of Health guidelines recommend. In the report, the American College of Sports Medicine also recommends that exercise is safe during and after most types of cancer treatment and says survivors should avoid inactivity.
這份報告說，成人癌症患者與癌症生還者，每週應該做150分鐘中等強度的身體活動，這是（英國）衛生部指南所建議的運動量，美國運動醫學學會也在報告中建議，大多數類型的癌症，在治療期間與治療過後，運動是安全的，生還者也應該避免不活動。
Getting active, the report says, can help people overcome the effects of cancer and its treatments, such as fatigue and weight gain.
報告說，保持活躍有助病患對抗癌症與治療的影響，例如疲倦與變胖等。
新聞辭典
outdated：形容詞，過時的。例句：Nowadays this technique is rather outdated.（現在這種技術已經相當過時。）
undertake：動詞，著手做、承擔。例句：Students are required to undertake simple experiments.（學生被要求做簡單的實驗。）
overcome：動詞，對抗。例句：Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.（她最終克服了課堂上的緊張。）
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