The same benefits of increased activity observed in lung cancer patients, especially improved symptoms and quality of life, appear to apply to
lung cancer survivors as well.
Having a grandmother who is a breast and
lung cancer survivor made the brothers aware of the disease's power to cause pain within a family.
The authors conclude «clinicians should (at minimum) consider physical activity early, counsel against inactivity, and encourage physical activity in all stages of lung cancer patients and
lung cancer survivors.