Can regular exercise reduce the risk of cancer coming back?
It is not known whether exercise will reduce the chances that cancer will come back or slow cancer growth. But being overweight or obese has been linked with increased risk of many types of cancer and with the risk of some cancers coming back after treatment. It is known that physical activity can help prevent and reverse weight gain. Physical activity also helps to prevent heart and blood vessel disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. For these reasons, cancer survivors should be encouraged to have a physically active lifestyle.
