Exercise Improves Colon Cancer Survival Rates

In an international randomized trial, 889 colon cancer survivors post-chemotherapy were divided into an exercise coaching group and a control group receiving educational materials.

The exercise cohort met with coaches biweekly for one year and monthly for two more, resulting in 28% fewer recurrences and 37% lower all-cause mortality over eight years compared to controls.

This cost-effective program, priced at a few thousand dollars per patient, rivals drug therapies.

Researchers are now analyzing blood samples to uncover biological mechanisms behind exercise’s cancer-preventive effects.

Experts urge survivors to increase physical activity—such as walking or cycling—to reduce relapse risk and enhance long-term survival.