Study reveals that physical exercise helps reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by up to 72%.

While it is known that exercise is good for our body, studies on its importance and health benefits are published every day , such as the research project carried out by the team at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University led by Professor Carmit Levy.

This study revealed that high-intensity physical activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by up to 72%, as it changes the body, creating a permanent defense against this problem.

Regular, high-intensity aerobic exercise reduces the risk of developing this disease by up to 72% . This figure surpasses previous studies that claimed physical exercise could reduce cancer by up to 35%.

According to this report, published in the journal Cancer Research, the exercise-induced metabolic shield in distant organs blocks cancer progression and metastatic spread.

Because of the adaptations in the organs that allow them to metabolize glucose, the organs would resemble muscles in their energy consumption, acting as competing resources for sugar and reducing energy availability, which is crucial for metastasis.

What is metastatic cancer?

Metastatic cancer is cancer that spreads to a location other than the primary site of the cancer, says Carolina Gutierrez, a cancer rehabilitation specialist with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and an attending physician at TIRR Memorial Hermann.