Lung Cancer and the Effect of Tai Chi

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Course Description

CEU Course Description

Lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer in the world.  Tai Chi is the Chinese traditional medicine exercise for mind-body health.  The goal of this CEU course is to investigate the effect of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) exercise on the proliferative and cytolytic / tumoricidal activities of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in postsurgical non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

CEU Course Objectives

1.  Explain what increased natural killer cytotoxicity may be due to.

2.  Identify which cell type significantly improved by a 16-week Tai Chi Chuan exercise intervention.

3.  List three immune-related improvements that have been shown from exercise.

CEU Course Syllabus

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Overview	0.15 Contact Hours
Tai Chi Exercise Intervention	0.15 Contact Hours
Blood Sample Outcomes	0.40 Contact Hours
Discussion	0.30 Contact Hours

Total = 1 Contact Hour
Instructional level:  Intermediate

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