A new study by the researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia found that a single exercise can fill the bloodstream with cancer-busting allies. The findings of the study are published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
The researchers have found that exercise makes muscles release substances that may help slow the growth of breast cancer cells. In an experiment involving 32 breast cancer survivors, a 45-minute exercise session of either resistance training or high-intensity interval training led to a surge of messenger proteins in the blood. When these myokines were introduced into the breast cancer samples, they suppressed the growth of the cancer cells by up to 30%!