Improving long-term outcomes in colorectal cancer

An exercise regimen could help improve survival among patients with colorectal cancer following chemotherapy.

In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers randomly assigned 889 patients with high-risk stage II or stage III colorectal cancer to undergo either a three-year structured exercise regimen or health education.

After a median follow-up of nearly eight years, the researchers found that compared with those in the health education group, the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related mortality was lower in the exercise regimen group. Further, the patients who followed the exercise regimen achieved higher overall survival rates, and better cardiorespiratory fitness levels and physical functioning.

The findings suggested that physical activity could improve long-term outcomes in this patient population.

Read more: The New England Journal of Medicine

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