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A Combination of Diet, Exercise, and Chemo Can Benefit Children Battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – DocWire News

Overweight children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have worse outcomes compared to lean children,

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Overweight children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have worse outcomes compared to lean children, according to a study published in Blood Advances. 
“To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that by limiting calories and increasing exercise we can make chemotherapy more effective in eliminating leukemia cells within the first month of therapy, decreasing the chances of disease relapse in children and adolescents,” says Principal Investigator Etan…

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