Deconditioning is a major and preventable contributor to loss of independence among older adults. This hub has been created to support our members in improving outcomes for older people by identifying and preventing deconditioning. buff.ly/94JBnqS

In 9 studies of 34,485 people aged 65 and over, each 0.1 metres per second faster walking (average about 2 miles an hour) went with a 12% lower risk of dying during follow-up.

It shows a link; it wasn't designed to show if walking faster adds years.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/212...

If you don’t know where you’re going it’s unlikely you will get there.

#cancerSelfMgt

#InspireSelfMgt

selfmgt.paintoolkit.org

Explore the Cancer Rehabilitation Study Day programme, covering the patient journey from prehabilitation to palliative care.

22 October 2026 | Hybrid

View the agenda and book your place
🔗 bit.ly/canrehabblue...

#cancerrehabilitation #cancereducation #oncology #nhs

The CHALLENGE Trial demonstrated significant survival and quality of life benefits for patients with colon cancer who did a structured exercise program. It's time to put this into practice! Read about an American cancer center leading the way in the NY Times: tinyurl.com/4kbybfhb

#CancerCare

Fantastic to see @royalmarsden.org study day on GI consequences of cancer treatment is on again in Nov with usual superb faculty.
So important for bowel & upper GI dysfunction after cancer treatment to be managed as well as possible, to improve #CancerQualityOfLife

www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/giant

🚹 Nearly 40% of men with Prostate Cancer had newly documented metabolic syndrome within 12 months of starting ADT + ARPI.

➡️ Highlights the importance of early metabolic monitoring

🔹Drs. Amy L. Shaver & Grace Lu-Yao | JAMA Oncology

🔗 https://ow.ly/x3O950ZGG86

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies.

#erliart

A great day at the Bowel Cancer UK National Colorectal Cancer Nurses Network Annual Event ✨

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat, learn more about Pelvic Radiation Disease (PRD)

Explore the PRD Best Practice Pathway:
prda.org.uk/prd-best-practice-pathway/

#PelvicRadiationDisease

Living with incurable cancer as a young adult can feel isolating. Shine Cancer Support’s Circles programme offers six weekly online sessions to connect with others who understand, share experiences and talk at your own pace. Find out more: shinecancersupport.org/living-with-...

🩸As survival after Hodgkin Lymphoma improves, long-term health risks remain.

New findings highlight cardiovascular disease, secondary cancers, other chronic conditions as priorities for survivorship care.

🔹Drs. Valcarcel & Castillo | JAMA Network Open

https://ow.ly/A4oY50ZGw4v

Exercise slowed epigenetic aging again. This time in a randomized controlled trial among breast cancer survivors.
academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...

Congratulations to Adam Biran and co-authors for this very insightful and useful article to guide improvements in information provision about bowel symptoms for people before and after pelvic radiotherapy

#PelvicRadiationDisease

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“It bears repeating that it is no longer ethical to assign individuals [affected by cancer] to not receive exercise”

“It is time for health systems to fund and implement the care that we already know works”

Great piece in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

In this week’s podcast episode, Laura speaks to Dani Binnington about the impact of a cancer-induced menopause and how significantly the menopause, especially after cancer, can affect so many aspects of life.

Listen or watch now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDcgAjUKc-k

And a peek at my old place of work which used to be part of Queen Mary’s Hospital at Roehampton. What a privilege to have worked in such a wonderful building en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roehamp...