Exercise for reducing the risk of cancer recurrence content
Researchers
Dr Cynthia Forbes
Hull York Medical School
A new £1.1 million clinical trial will test the benefits of personalised, home-based exercise programmes for people with lung, breast or bowel cancer. Evidence suggests that exercise after cancer treatment can reduce the risk of dying from bowel or breast cancer by as much as 40% compared to those who are inactive.
The study, led by Dr Cynthia Forbes at Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull, will involve 660 people in Yorkshire, who will receive support from specially trained exercise professionals.
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