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Exercise slows progression of advanced colon cancer

A study by Guercio et al, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found that people who engaged in some type of physical activity had a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival [20%]” said senior study author Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

The results also suggested that exercise might extend overall survival, but the data were not statistically significant and that possible connection requires further investigation.

“Physically active patients in our study also appeared to tolerate chemotherapy better,” said study first author Dr. Brendan Guercio, who worked on the study while a hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

“Total physical activity equivalent to 30 or more minutes of moderate daily activity was associated with a 27% reduction in severe treatment-related toxicities,” Guercio said in a Dana-Farber news release. Read more about the study here.