Better cardiorespiratory fitness as quantified by treadmill exercise testing was associated with a substantially decreased likelihood of lung cancer in former smokers (77% reduction in very fit) and reduced mortality in smokers who subsequently developed lung cancer (85% reduction in very fit).
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Lung Cancer Incidence, and Cancer Mortality in Male Smokers
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Author(s): Baruch Vainshelboim, Ricardo M. Lima, Peter Kokkinos, Jonathan Myers
