Regular exercise could help cancer patients live longer, new research suggests.

The findings come from a study that randomly divided 889 colon cancer patients into two groups – one that adopted a structured exercise program overseen by a physiotherapist or kinesiologist, and a second group that received educational materials promoting healthy diet and exercise. Five years later, the exercise group had an 80% survival rate with no recurring or new cancer diagnoses, compared to 74% for the education group. MORE: Riley Cote quietly used cannabis to calm his nerves as a Flyer. Now, he says, NHL players are far more open about using it

The numbers were even more impressive further into the study, which spanned 15 years. At the eight-year mark, 90% of the patients in the exercise g

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