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Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Risk by 37%: Study Reveals

10/17/2025

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A study involving nearly 900 colon cancer survivors found that exercising reduced death risk by 37% and cancer recurrence by 28%.
Edith Cowan University researchers found that even a single session of targeted exercise can reduce cancer cell proliferation by 20–30%.
Experts recommend cancer survivors perform at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly to improve health and lower recurrence risk.

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A study involving nearly 900 colon cancer survivors found that exercising reduced death risk by 37% and cancer recurrence by 28%.
Edith Cowan University researchers found that even a single session of targeted exercise can reduce cancer cell proliferation by 20–30%.
Experts recommend cancer survivors perform at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise weekly to improve health and lower recurrence risk.