Supervised exercise programs, which cost about $3,000 per patient over three years, boost survival rates and save the health system money, study shows.
After enduring surgery and months of chemotherapy, cancer patients often ask their doctors an urgent question: What else can I do to keep the disease from coming back?
Last year, a Canadian-led study offered one of the most definitive answers yet, showing that regular exercise can dramatically improve outcomes for patients with colon cancer.
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And it has more health benefits, too.
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