From UPI:
People usually dance for fun, but researchers in a small study found dancing could be as effective as physical therapy at improving balance and preventing falls in cancer patients.
Cancer patients treated with chemotherapy often experience neuropathy, which causes a loss of sensation in the hands, fingers, feet and toes. Patients who learned to do the Argentinian tango found the dance lessons easier to adhere to than traditional physical therapy while accomplishing the same goals, according to early data from Ohio State University researchers involved with the study.
Up to 70 percent of patients receiving chemotherapy experience some peripheral neuropathy, with 1 in 3 having it continue more than six months after conclusion of their cancer treatment.
You can find the article here and learn more about peripheral neuropathy here.