• Colorectal Cancer is The Third Most Common Cancer Worldwide, and The Second Leading Cace of Cancer Deaths.
  • Treatments Include Surgery, RadioTherapy and Chemotherapy.
  • AFTER INITIAL TREATMENT, PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, OFTEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH FURTER DRUG TREATMENTS TO TRY AND REDUCE THE CHANCE OF RECURRENCE.
  • Now, A Study you have found that a structured exercise program could be More Effective Than Drug Treatments in Preventing Colon Cancer Recurrence.
  • Patients Following A Supervised Exercise Program Had at 28% Lower Risk of Recurrence, and 37% Lower Risk of Death from Any Cause Than Those Who Were Not.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)Colorectal Cancer is The Third Most Common Cancer Worldwide Accounting for 10% of All Cancer Cases.

NOW, A Study LED by Canadian Scientists Has Found That A Structured Exercise Program Following Surgery and Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer Reduced Patients’ Chance of Cancer resort by 28% Compared With Patients Given Only Health Advice.

The Study, which is published in the new England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Also Found That Structured Exercise Redumed The Risk of Death from Any Cause by 37%.

Experts have said tohe results suggest exercise could be ‘Better Than a Drug’ at Preventing Colon Cancer Recurrence.

Speaking to the Science Media Center, David Sebag-Montefiore, MB BS, MRCP, FRCP, The Audrey and Stanley Burton Professor of Clinical Oncology and Health Research, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Who Was Not Involved in the trial, Commented That:

“This is Excellent News for Future Patients with Bowel Cancer and Is Likely to Bring Additional Health Benefits (… (The Great Appeal of a Structured moderate intensity exercise is that is offers the benefits Without the Downside of the Well-Known Side Effect Treatments. “

Structured Exercise Program vs Health Advice for Cancer Prevention

The Researchers Recruited 889 People Mostly in Canada and Australia, But with Sub The United States, The UK, and France for This Study, which formed part of the colon Health and Lifelong Excerise Change (Challenge) Trial.

ALL THOSE ENROLLED IN THE TRIAL, BETWEEN 2009 AND 2024, HAD UNDERGONE SURGERY FOR STAGE 3 OR HIGH-RISK STEGE 2 CANCER CANCER, FOLOWED BY ATTENDJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY TO HELP PREVENTIE PREVEND THE CANCER RETURNING. They ranged in age from 19 to 84 Years, with a age of 61.

Most participants had a Body Mass Index (BMI) Indicating Overweight Or Obesity, and None Exercise for More than 150 Minute Per Week Before the Trial.

Randomly Assigned all participants to One of Two Groups.

The Exercise Group – Made Up of 445 Patients – Worked With A Certified Physical Activity Consultant For 3 Years. For the first 6 months the consultants Saw Them Every Week, The Fortnightly for the Second 6 Months, and Monthly for Next 2 Years.

The participants could choose the type, Frequency and Intensity of Aerobic Exercise, But the Aim Was To Achieve the equalent of 3-4 Brisk 45-60 Minute Walks a Week.

The Health-Education Group (444 Patients) General Health-Eduction Materials Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition in Addition to Standard Surveillance.

EXERCISE Reded Cancer Recurrence, Improved Survival

AT A MEDIAN FOLLOW-UP OF 7.9 YEARS, 93 PEOPLE IN THE EXERCISE GROUP AND 131 IN THE HEALTH-EDUCATION GROUP HAD EXPERIENCED TO RECURRENCE OF THER CANCER, TO NEW PRIMARY CANCER, OR HAD DIED. In total, 107 died from Any Cause-41 in the Exercise Group, 66 in the Health-Education Group.

People in the Exercise Group Did Not Lose Weight, But Saw a General Improvement in Physical Functioning and Significantly Longer Disease-Free Survival, with an annual Incident of Recurrence, New Primary Cancer, Or Death of 3.7%,

In the Exercise Group, 80.3% of Patieves Were Disease-Free after 5 Years, Comparked with 73.9% of the Health-Education Group.

Lead Author on The Study, Kerry S. Couneya, PhD, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Cancer at The University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, Told Medical News Today That the Most Important Finding of Their Study Was The Overall Improvement in Survival.

CANCER PREVENTION: COULD EXERCISE BE BETTER THAN DRUGS?

Julie Gracow, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco), Who Was Not Involved in the trial, Said the Findings suggest that exercise could be “Better Than a Drug” For Cancer Patient Outcomes, Because It Does Not The Related Side Effects.

However, She Cautioned: “I Did Not Mean To Suggest that we omit Drugs in favor of Exercise, my Trying was to compare the magnitude of benefit we get from standard therapies to What Exercise Achartise in Terms of Reduction of Recurrences And Deaths, Also Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking Taking ACCOUND. “

She Added That While There Were Effective Drugs That Help Prevent Reventnce in Patients With Private Mutations for Colon Cancer, “Exercise’s Benefit in Colon Cancer Patients is not restricted to these specific mutations.”

Couneya Emphasized The Benefits of Their Program:

“The ‘Side Effects’ of Exercise Are Almost All Good Doing More Exercise Than Health Education At Years 4 and 5. ”

A SUPERVISED EXERCISE PROGRESS CAN ALSO BE MUZ CHEAPER THAN MEDICATION.

“The (Physical Activity) Intervention Was Maybe 3,000 to 5,000 (Canadian Dollars) WHENERAS IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR SUB CANCER DRUGS TO BE 10S OF THOUSANDS AND EVEN REACE 100,000,” COURNEY ADDED.

Support is vital to Help People Exercise

Vicky Coyle, UK Lead Research For The Trial and Clinical Professor at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, Told MNT That:

“Our Study Gives Clear, finding evidence that Physical Activity Can reduces the Risk of Cancer Returning for Somop People With Colon Cancer. We now need to work with policymakers and healthcare providers to embed exercise into treatment plans WHERE APPROPRIATE.”

Joe Henson, PHD, Associate Professor in Lifestyle Medicine at The University of Leicester, Who Led Exercise Sessions in Leicester, UK for The Trial, Highlightd The Need for Support.

“Safe Suppls, MANY PEOPLE STILL FACE BARRIERS TO ENVIRATION IN REGULAR EXERCISE.

Although She Emphasizes The Importance of Exercise to Her Own Patients, Gralaow Note Hat Implementing Exercise Programs Like Those in This Study Could Be Difficult:

“I Question Whether Most Clinics Have Enough Personnel To Accommodate This Number of Visits (Specially Since Prior Observacional Data Suggests Many Other Cancer Types – Including Common Uones Like Breast and Prostate Cancer – Benefit From Exercise). Are Willing to Come in This Often. “

“SO,” She Said, “We need to find alternative ways to support our patients in incorporating exercise into their lives that do not require clinic visits but do provides regular support and found.