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EXERCISE more effective at Reducing Cancer Reoccurance than Medication.

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If you are recovering or recovered from Cancer and you don't want to have a relapse, seems like EXERCISE might be the best way to avoid getting a second occurrence of cancer!

www.theguardian.com

Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds

First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
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Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds​

First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing​

After five years, patients in an exercise regime had a 28% lower risk of recurrent or new cancers.
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After five years, patients in an exercise regime had a 28% lower risk of recurrent or new cancers. Photograph: amriphoto/Getty Images​
Exercise can reduce the risk of cancer patients dying by a third, stop tumours coming back and is even more effective than drugs, according to the results of a landmark trial that could transform health guidelines worldwide.​
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For decades, doctors have recommended adopting a healthy lifestyle to lower the risk of developing cancer. But until now there has been little evidence of the impact it could have after diagnosis, with little support for incorporating exercise into patients’ routines.​
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Now a world-first trial involving patients from the US, UK, Australia, France, Canada and Israel has found that a structured exercise regime after treatment can dramatically reduce the risk of dying, the disease returning or a new cancer developing.​
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The results were presented in Chicago at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.​
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For the first time in medical history, there was clear evidence that exercise was even better at preventing cancer recurrence and death than many of the drugs currently prescribed to patients, one of the world’s top cancer doctors said.​
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Dr Julie Gralow, the chief medical officer of Asco, who was not involved in the decade-long study, said the quality of its findings was the “highest level of evidence” and would lead to “a major shift in understanding the importance of encouraging physical activity during and after treatment”.​
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Patients who began a structured exercise regime with the help of a personal trainer or health coach after they completed treatment had a 37% lower risk of death and a 28% lower risk of recurrent or new cancers developing, compared with patients who received only health advice, the trial found.​
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Asked to put the effect of exercise on cancer patients’ outcomes into context, Gralow said: “We titled [the session it was presented in] As Good as a Drug. I would have retitled it Better than a Drug, because you don’t have all the side-effects.”​
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“It’s the same magnitude of benefit of many drugs that get approved for this kind of magnitude of benefit – 28% decreased risk of occurrence, 37% decreased risk of death. Drugs get approved for less than that, and they’re expensive and they’re toxic.” . . .​
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So does diet. People who exercise regularly tend to be careful about what, and how much, they put in their bodies.
They also consume less alcohol and avoid smoking.
And avoid highly processed foods.
It is a lifestyle of discipline.
 
Yes, several studies have shown that exercise can reduce the chances of cancer returning. Cardio exercise and light strength training in particular can be very helpful in recovery.
 
This is simple logic. However, having science prove the common-sense behavior might encourage it's adoption by some.
A good diet and healthy lifestyle, with exercise, is just plain smart.
It is not complicated. :whistling:
It's not new.
 
This certainly rings true to me. I believe cardiovascular (lifting also has aspects of cardio, though not as pronounced) helps maintain and recover pretty much every aspect of one’s physiology; it makes sense that it could help long-term outcomes of cancer patients.

This also makes me curious as to what the appropriate amount of sleep may contribute, as I’ve read that sleep is FAR more vital and important to general health than many people realize.
 
I would like to believe that sleep is "Far more vital and important" but in truth, different people need different amounts of sleep. Sleep in one of my favorite pastimes.
However, I am 78 and in near perfect health. For most of my life I have gotten by on less than 6 hours a night. For two years I got a little over 2 hours of sleep a day working two jobs and going to school. Lucky for my body, one of them was as a Firehouse dispatcher. So, I was mostly sitting. Until the phone rang and the adrenalin surged.

I couldn't do it today and fortunately, I get 6 or more hours a nite.
 
FrancSevin said:
I would like to believe that sleep is "Far more vital and important" but in truth, different people need different amounts of sleep. Sleep in one of my favorite pastimes.
However, I am 78 and in near perfect health. For most of my life I have gotten by on less than 6 hours a night. For two years I got a little over 2 hours of sleep a day working two jobs and going to school. Lucky for my body, one of them was as a Firehouse dispatcher. So, I was mostly sitting. Until the phone rang and the adrenalin surged.

I couldn't do it today and fortunately, I get 6 or more hours a nite.
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I’ve always required 8 hours of sleep, but the last few years I’ve been waking up after 6 hours and seems to be ok?. I’ve heard that as you age you require less sleep, seems to be true in my case.
 
Sleep isn't just about resting your tired muscles and bones. It is about recalibration of your hormones. It is when your body cleanses and restocks what it needs to function properly the next day.
Some folks get by on 4 or 5 hours. Others need 8 or more. Mostly it is not about time but the ability for the body to "reset." Proper diet is crucial.
 
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