A first-of-its kind international clinical trial provides the strongest clinical evidence to date that exercise increases cancer survival rates

https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/how-exercise-increases-cancer-survival/

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To the surprise of noone

frongt@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 70d (1 reply)

However, distance running is correlated with higher rates of colorectal cancer: https://preventcancer.org/article/does-long-distance-running-cause-colorectal-cancer/

So, you're more likely to get it, but also more likely to survive? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 69d

Yes, but also

Although these numbers seem extreme, the study shows a correlation, which is a trending relationship between long-distance running and advanced adenomas, not causation, meaning running directly causes the adenomas. There is no evidence presented that definitively shows running causes polyps.