Review of studies · Supplements / medicine · 16 Sept 2026
Structured exercise in cancer care associated with longer survival in a 21-trial synthesis
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What the research found
Study (systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs). Tzang and colleagues report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (doi 10.1136/bjsports-2026-111664) on 21 trials, 8,449 adults (88% women; mean age 54, range 47–76), mostly breast cancer plus bowel and pancreas, followed a mean 64 months. Structured exercise as part of care was associated with 23% lower all-cause death and 17% lower recurrence-before-death versus no such program; cancer-specific death was 26% lower. Signals were stronger for aerobic or aerobic-plus-strength and for ≥70% adherence; strength-only data were too thin. Predominance of breast-cancer trials; not a substitute for oncology treatment. Educational exercise notes, not medical advice.
Evidence level: Review of studies. This is among the stronger kinds of evidence, but one study rarely settles a question.
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