If You Love Someone, Please Take Care of Them Series presents Daily Exercise Can Reduce Your Risk of Dying of Cancer
February 4 is World Cancer Day. So let’s talk about a way to reduce the risk of cancer – that is daily exercise. Two research papers presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago found that regular exercise on a daily basis can reduce cancer risk.
The first study conducted by researchers at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia found that cancer patients who did an average of 25 minutes of daily exercise were half as likely to die as those who didn’t exercise.
The research involved 337 women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone surgery to remove tumors. For eight months, one group was told to follow an exercise programme of 180 minutes a week. The second group received standard care. The comparison of the groups came after a typical follow-up of eight years.
Sandra Hayes, who conducted the study, said walking was the most common exercise for the majority of the patients.
In the second study, 992 people with bowel cancer were assessed over seven years. Compared to those who stuck least to the American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and exercise, those who followed them closely had a 42% lower risk of dying. The advice includes moderate exercise for an average of 22 minutes per day.
Erin van Blarigan, of the University of California, San Francisco, USA, who worked on the research, said: “Brisk walking is great exercise for everyone.”
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If you want to stay healthy and away from cancer, don’t forget to exercise regularly. When you need to go some place not too far, try walking instead of travelling by vehicle.
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