Association between physical activity and the time course of cancer recurrence in stage III colon cancer.
Justin C BrownChao MaQian ShiDonna NiedzwieckiTyler ZemlaFelix CouturePhilip KueblerPankaj KumarJudith O HopkinsBenjamin TanSmitha KrishnamurthiEileen M O'ReillyAnthony F ShieldsJeffrey A MeyerhardtPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2023)
In this observational study of patients with stage III colon cancer, postoperative physical activity is associated with improved disease-free survival by lowering the recurrence rate within the first year of treatment, which translates into an overall survival benefit.