The fact that movement has a positive effect on the heart and circulation continues to be well-known. Less commonly known is that sports can also be used as a preventative measure and in the therapy of cancer. Prof. Dr. Martin Halle, medical director of the Center for Prevention and Sport Medicine described the advantages in a TV-contribution on the 'Abendschau' of the Bavarian Broadcasting Network. The cultural magazine program is broadcast daily from Monday to Friday at 6 p.m.
Cancer ranks among the greatest medical challenges. In 2014, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute, 222,972 died in Germany humans from a form of cancer and 707,685 new illnesses were diagnosed. "Laypersons generally believe that 'sports and cancer do not fit with one another. I must instead take care because I have a serious disease'." However, the opposite is actually the case. "We understand more and more that it is important to increase one's physical performance in the first place and to bring it to a new level in order to be able to optimally tolerate a cancer therapy," says Prof. Halle.
Studies show that sport in regard to cancer has both a preventative and healing effect. "With many cancer patients a chronic fatigue syndrome develops through the therapy. That can be improved by way of sport therapy to a great extent. And we also know that the rate of side effects from the chemotherapy is thereby reduced," Halle explains.
Is about hereby important to co-ordinate and set up the sport program individually for the patient while under medical support.
Even healthy patients can benefit from a health check-up. The Center for Prevention and Sport Medicine offers this possibility. An overview for this investigation has been prepared by the Fitness Magazine of the Bavarian Broadcasting Network and was broadcast in the radio transmission on February 12.
To the Homepage of the Center for Prevention and Sport Medicine
The television contribution in the BR Abendschau
The contribution of the Fitness magazine as an Online version as well as a Radio version (transmission from February 12, starting at minute 1:35)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Halle
Center for Prevention and Sport Medicine
Rechts der Isar Clinic Uptown Munich, Campus C
Georg-Brauchle Ring 56
80992 Munich
Telephone: 089 289 24441
Email: info(at)sport.med.tum.de
Text: Fabian Kautz
Photos: BR; TUMPhoto
Captions: Prof. Dr. Martin Halle