Tailored Exercise Could Prolong Life for Cancer Patients: Study Finds

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Muscular strength and good physical fitness are linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause in people with cancer, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Tailored exercise to boost muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with cancer may help boost their chances of survival, suggest the researchers
They searched for relevant studies published in English up to August 2023 and included 42 in their pooled data analysis, involving nearly 47,000 patients with various types and stages of cancer. Low muscle strength, using handgrip strength, was classified as either less than 13 kg to less than 25 kg in women, and from less than around 20 kg to less than 40 kg in men.
Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using either cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) or the 6 minute walk test (MWT). The pooled data analysis of the study results showed that both muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were significantly associated with the risk of death from any cause and specifically from cancer.

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