how physical activity can help cure cancer

A new French study unveiled at the World Cancer Congress ended in Chicago on Tuesday, June 7. It confirms the interest of sport in case of cancer. “We talk about adapted physical activity, because obviously we take into account the general condition, in particular the level of fatigue and pain felt by the patients.“, analyzes the journalist and doctor Damien Mascret, present on the set of 12/13. “In recent years, evidence has accumulated about the benefits of physical activity before, during and after cancer treatment“, he continues.

The doctor cites the example of breast cancer: “This is especially true with breast cancer. (…) We considerably reduce our risk of relapse.“These analyzes were already known, but”what is new in the French GERCOR study led by the Institut Curie is that we see that adapted physical activity is also beneficial during a digestive cancer with a bad reputation, advanced pancreatic cancer“, explains Damien Mascret.