Healthy nutrition and regular exercise are important for everyone. Research has shown that a healthy diet and exercise continue to be important if you are living with MBC. Adjustments may be needed to keep you safe, for example, changing the way you exercise based on where your metastases are.
Visit the links below to learn more about healthy eating and exercise when living with MBC, about current research on this topic, and how to find relevant clinical trials.
Nutrition
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A healthy diet choice is the Mediterranean-like diet and colorful food, while also enjoying the occasional treat
- SHARE Cancer Support: SHARE provides webinars about nutrition and breast cancer
Exercise
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer: Talk to someone on your care team about how to exercise safely while living with MBC
- SHARE Cancer Support: SHARE provides live, virtual exercise classes for people living with cancer
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A clinical trial showed that people with MBC who exercise had a better quality of life, less fatigue, and less pain than people in the control group who did not exercise
MBC Clinical Trials
- Metastatic Trial Search: Trials for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Including Diet and Exercise)
- Metastatic Trial Search: Trials for Managing Side Effects