Does Exercise Improve Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis? An Encouraging New Study

From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Excerpt:

"For decades, it’s been known that consistent exercise can help people live healthier lives, in part by lowering the risk of cancer.

But can exercise help a person after cancer is diagnosed — potentially improving the amount of time someone might live after a diagnosis?

That was the question a team led by MSK exercise scientist Lee Jones, PhD, set out to answer. Dr. Jones is the Chief of the Exercise Oncology Service, which studies the connection between exercise and cancer.

Dr. Jones and other researchers at MSK analyzed a large data set generated by tracking adults with cancer over many years. The team found that people diagnosed with cancer who regularly exercise reduced their risk of dying from all causes by 25% compared with people with cancer who did not exercise. The median survival time was increased around five years in exercisers compared with non-exercisers.

The research led by Dr. Jones was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology."

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