Nieves Martinez Lago, Specialist in the Field (FEA) of Medical Oncology at University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, shared a post on X:
“Exercise after colon cancer (CHALLENGE):
- Decreased recurrence -28% | decreased mortality -37%
- ~$3–4K / 3y – likely cost-effective
- Strong evidence… but no clear implementation pathway
Is it easier to adopt a $200K drug than prescribe exercise?”
Title: Economics of Translating Research Into Practice: The Case of Exercise to Prevent Cancer Recurrence
Authors: Allan S. Detsky, Kerry S. Courneya, Christopher M. Booth, Shivan J. Mehta
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