Cancer study at Queen's University shows exercise can improve both survival outcomes and health-care costs

Structured Exercise Program Is Cost-Saving After Adjuvant Chemo in CRC

Cost-utility analysis of the CHALLENGE trial showed structured exercise following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer is cost-saving and improves QALYs.

Cancer study at Queen's University shows exercise can improve both survival outcomes and health-care costs

(Kingston, Ontario) Almost a year after a landmark international clinical trial run at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) Research Institute proved that a structured exercise program significantly improves survival and reduces recurrence for patients with colon cancer, new findings show that it also reduces overall health-care system costs.