‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer

Margaret Tubridy with one of her grandchildren: ‘Taking part in the trial helped me so much. I’m stronger, fitter, and my anxiety is better.’ Photograph: Margaret Tubridy

A landmark study shows exercise can reduce the risk of cancer patients dying by more than a third.

The world’s first randomised clinical trial specifically evaluated if a structured exercise regime after treatment could reduce the risk of recurrence or new cancers in patients.