You are listening to Best Life After Cancer, Episode 9.

Hello, my best lifers! Hope you are doing well today. It is such a stressful time in the world, and I especially have sympathy for all cancer patients today. Regardless of color, between the pandemic and riots, and all of the hightened emotions, it is a rollercoaster for all people, and having cancer on top of all that is just more challenging than it has been in the past. I am thinking about you, and trying to find ways to make this a little easier.

As I told you last week, I am going to continue with the weight loss work for today, because I really think that managing weight is important from a survivorship perspective. Being overweight or obese is clearly linked to an overall increased risk of cancer diagnosis and we believe also contributes to an increased risk of recurrence in some cancers. According to research from the American Cancer Society, excess body weight is thought to be responsible for about 11% of cancers in...