A landmark study suggests physical activity can help cancer patients live longer. Scientists are learning why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many studies show there is a significant benefit from even a small amount of physical activity. - Emilija Manevska/Moment RF/Getty ...

Cancer survivors who practiced yoga reported improvements in mood, anxiety and fatigue compared to standard care alone, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exercise really is as good as a drug, a groundbreaking new study found. In a global trial, workouts did better than pricey ...

A team of UBC researchers wants to help people living with cancer incorporate exercise as an important part of their treatment and recovery. A growing body of evidence suggests that physical activity ...

Cancer treatments can cause a host of health problems. For example, among the many side effects of one common type of cancer treatment, chemotherapy, there are pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and ...

When you think of lung cancer treatment, what comes to mind—chemotherapy, radiation, surgery? While these can be crucial, there's another powerful tool that's often overlooked: exercise. Our recent ...

"Exercise is medicine" has become something of a mantra, with good reason. There's no doubt that regular physical activity has a broad range of health benefits. Exercise can improve circulation, help ...

Randomized data support structured post-adjuvant exercise as a disease-modifying survivorship strategy, improving disease-free survival and overall survival compared with education-only control.

Angus reports on the basic research, clinical science, and drug development that may transform survival and quality of life for patients, as well as developments affecting the cancer community. You ...

In April last year I did the bowel cancer screening test sent out in the mail. To my shock – I had no symptoms – it came back ...