For ovarian cancer survivors, exercise can lift spirits

In the study, a team of YSPH scientists led by Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology, tracked symptoms of depression in 144 ovarian cancer survivors over six months. With an exercise goal of 150 minutes per week, they found, on average, that increased exercise was associated with an 18% reduction in depressive symptoms. The study was recently published in Gynecologic Oncology.