An Exciting New Cancer Treatment You Probably Didn’t Know

VIDEO: Brain Tumors at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center

Aerobic exercise is no friend to breast tumors, says a new study which suggests that regular physical activity may be a “novel adjuvant treatment” for women with breast cancer.New research conducted on mice finds that a body that gets regular physical activity is a more hostile environment for cancer’s growth in breast tissue than is a sedentary body. And once breast cancer has gained a foothold, regular aerobic exercise makes a tumor more vulnerable to the effects of chemotherapy.

Exciting new information is coming to light in the realm of cancer research! CBS’ 60 Minutes has been following the story of patients enrolled in a clinical trial at Duke University, where they are given a genetically modified form of polio to combat cancer cells. Researchers may have found a way to use this strain of polio to combat glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.

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