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Cancer
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Pilates, yoga and qigong each led a different outcome for cancer patients across 73 trials
A pairwise, network and dose-response meta-analysis of 73 randomized trials and 5,130 cancer patients ranked five mind-body exercises. No single one won everything, and the benefit peaked near 490 MET-minutes a week before falling away.
Aug 26, 2026
Exercise improved the mental fog that follows cancer across four domains and 2,809 patients
27 trials and 2,809 cancer patients. Exercise improved how clear-headed people felt and measurably improved executive function, working memory and processing speed, with the gains still there at follow-up.
Aug 25, 2026
Exercise before bowel surgery barely moved fatigue scores in 518 patients
518 people having colorectal cancer surgery were randomized to extra moderate exercise around the operation. Fatigue scores came out slightly better. Quality of life, pain and mental recovery did not move at all.
Aug 18, 2026
High-dose vitamin D did not slow advanced bowel cancer
A 455-patient phase 3 trial run through the US National Clinical Trials Network added high-dose vitamin D3 to standard chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. It did not delay progression.
Aug 6, 2026