Exercise kills cancer.
When serum from men who performed a bout of high-intensity exercise was added to cancer cell culture, the cells died. No effect on normal cells.
Every time you exercise with intensity, you're inhibiting cancer.
The anti-cancer effect may be due to reduced levels of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) and/or increased levels of IGF-1 binding protein.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
High levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of many types of cancer.
In some cases as little as half the risk.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27183032/
Oxytocin mediates the beneficial effects of exercise training on breast cancer
Exercise robustly increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, which decreases growth of cancer
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Oxytocin promotes rejuvenation and muscle regeneration, and declines with age.
There are ways to raise it
Rejuvenation of brain, liver and muscle by simultaneous pharmacological modulation of two signaling determinants, that change in opposite directions with age
One of the modulators was oxytocin
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
High intensity exercise reduces colon cancer cell growth.
Each bout of intense exercise inhibits cancer.
One more reason to exercise.
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