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The Breast Cancer Podcast
From Surgery to Survivorship, Dr. Deepa Halaharvi discuss cancer topics that affect breast cancer patient and survivors. They provide clarity on a cancer diagnosis and provide insight into the struggles of survivorship. Their goal is to provide a supportive and informative platform for breast cancer survivors. This podcast offers insights and resources that will help survivors navigate the challenges of post-treatment survivorship.
This podcast does not intended for medical advice. Please consult with your doctor if you have any questions regarding your diagnosis.
The Breast Cancer Podcast
Exercise Oncology: The Cancer Therapy Hiding in Plain Sight
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What if one of the most powerful tools to help cancer patients wasn't another medication—but movement?
In this episode of The Breast Cancer Podcast, Dr. Mark Cripe and I sit down with one of the world's leading pioneers in Exercise Oncology, Dr. Jay Harness, to discuss why exercise is becoming an essential part of cancer care.
We explore:
💗 How exercise reduces cancer-related fatigue, anxiety, and depression
🏃♀️ The science behind Exercise Oncology
📊 The groundbreaking CHALLENGE Trial and why it has changed the conversation about cancer survivorship
🎗️ What breast cancer survivors should know about reducing recurrence risk and improving quality of life
💪 Practical advice on how to get started—even if you're currently undergoing treatment
As both a breast surgeon and a breast cancer survivor, I can honestly say that exercise has been one of the most important parts of my own healing journey. It helped me regain strength, confidence, and trust in my body again.
One message from this episode says it all:
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Every step matters.
I truly believe we're entering a new era where exercise will become as important to survivorship as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and endocrine therapy.
Meet Our Guest: Dr. Jay Harness
In this episode of The Breast Cancer Podcast, we're honored to welcome Dr. Jay Harness, one of the world's leading pioneers in breast surgery and Exercise Oncology.
Dr. Harness is the Chief Medical Officer of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, a Past President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and recipient of the 2024 National Consortium of Breast Centers Career Impact Award. Throughout his remarkable career, he has established four multidisciplinary breast cancer centers, authored more than 100 scientific publications and multiple textbooks, and dedicated his life to improving the care of patients with breast cancer.
He is a co-founder and Medical Director of Breast Cancer Answers, which is a Social Media video site for breast cancer patients, family members and friends.
(www.breastcanceranswers.com) He is also the founder of Cancer Fitness, which is an educational website about the nature and value of Exercise Oncology Programs. (https://cancerfitness.org/) He is a founding member and a Co-Chair of the International Society of Exercise Oncology (ISEO) Communications Committee. His current focus is making “Exercise Oncology” a standard of adjunctive care for cancer patients nationally and internationally.
Join us as we discuss the groundbreaking science behind exercise, the CHALLENGE Trial, and why movement may be one of the most powerful therapies available to cancer patients and survivors.
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