Cyclist for Life Howie: Riding the Ups & Downs of Cancer
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Howie has been an avid cyclist most of his adult life, with mileage equivalent to a few laps around the planet. But more remarkable is that he has done a good bit of that cycling with cancer – in fact, through six cases of lymphoma.
Howie credits cancer therapies for surviving this odyssey but is quick to add that cycling has contributed, too. “Because of all the riding I do,” he says, “they’re able to hit me harder with chemo, with radiation, when they have to.”
Exercise oncologist Dr. Katie Schmitz (University of Pittsburgh) concurs.
“Think about a little old lady, 85 years old, weighs 90 pounds soaking wet,” says Dr. Schmitz. “Then think about a regular cyclist – you are able to hit the one who has more muscle harder, which is treating the tumor better. “
Need to change gears on your commitment to exercise? Listen in for some inspiration from Cyclist for Life Howie.
Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney
SHOW NOTES
Expert Guests:
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH:
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Moving Through Cancer
Formerly: Penn State Cancer Institute
- Leading researcher in exercise oncology
- Notable Publications:
- Moving through cancer: Setting the agenda to make exercise standard in oncology practice
- American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable Report on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cancer Prevention and Control
Articles of Interest:
- Annals of Oncology: Risk for second malignancies in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors: a meta-analysis
- Annals of Oncology: I. Epidemiology of adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- NYT: What to Know About Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- The Atlantic: I’LL TELL YOU THE SECRET OF CANCER
Resources:
- What is Cancer?
- Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- Cancer Data and Statistics
- Leading Causes of Death in the US
- Chemotherapy: R-CHOP
- The New England Classic
- Pan-Mass Challenge
- The Bon Ton Rulet
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