Among patients with advanced colorectal cancer who undergo surgery to relieve symptoms, those who were physically active before surgery (at least 12 MET hours per week) did not live longer than those who were less active, after accounting for differences in tumor location, extent of surgery, and chemotherapy use.

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Association of Preoperative Physical Activity with Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Palliative Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: An Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis

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2022 Jan 19

People with advanced colon cancer who were active before surgery didn’t live longer than those who weren’t, even though they had fewer complications right after surgery. So being active helps recovery but doesn’t extend life in this case.

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Association of Preoperative Physical Activity with Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Palliative Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: An Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis

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DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030489

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