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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Doctors urged to prescribe exercise to more patients

Doctors have been urged to prescribe exercise to more patients undergoing cancer care in a new study which looked at the links between physical activity and treatments.

More exercise can help counter the side-effects of treatments, researchers found, as well as boosting mental wellbeing and promoting sleep.

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