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Prescriptions for exercise may soon join prescriptions for drugs as part of standard cancer treatment. A study of colon cancer patients in five countries found that people who added a structured exercise program to their recovery cut their risk of disease recurrence by 28% and their risk of death by 37% over the 25 years of the study.

- BY Beth Weinhouse

Those numbers, say experts, are better than many cancer drugs. The finding, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, is considered so important that regular exercise may soon become a routine part of cancer care.

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