Uploaded September 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
There have been many studies documenting that exercise increases survival and quality of life in people with cancer. A study published in JAMA in May of 2005 showed that just 3-5 hours of walking at 2-3 mph reduced deaths by 50% for women with hormone sensitive breast tumors. There was an absolute 6% decrease in mortality at 10 years. A second study published in January of 2014 in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health included more than 1000 men with a variety of cancers and looked at the effect of burning 12,000 calories per week vs less than 2500 calories per week doing exercise and found about a 50% reduction in mortality. A 175 pound man walking briskly for 30 minutes per day would burn 4200 calories per week. So jogging, tennis, basketball, etc would easily burn 12,000 calories.
A new study published from the University of Pennsylvania in the American Journal of Physiology looked at a mouse model where they were innoculated with melanoma cancer cells. They found that combining exercise with chemotherapy shrunk the tumors significantly more than those with chemo alone.
There have been many studies documenting that exercise increases survival and quality of life in people with cancer. A study published in JAMA in May of 2005 showed that just 3-5 hours of walking at 2-3 mph reduced deaths by 50% for women with hormone sensitive breast tumors. There was an absolute 6% decrease in mortality at 10 years. A second study published in January of 2014 in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health included more than 1000 men with a variety of cancers and looked at the effect of burning 12,000 calories per week vs less than 2500 calories per week doing exercise and found about a 50% reduction in mortality. A 175 pound man walking briskly for 30 minutes per day would burn 4200 calories per week. So jogging, tennis, basketball, etc would easily burn 12,000 calories.
A new study published from the University of Pennsylvania in the American Journal of Physiology looked at a mouse model where they were innoculated with melanoma cancer cells. They found that combining exercise with chemotherapy shrunk the tumors significantly more than those with chemo alone.
