Walking regularly not only reduces the risk of various cancers, but it also improves chances of recovery and survival of those undergoing cancer treatment.

Walking improves the feeling of hunger in the patients who are undergoing cancer treatment and helps them in developing some interest in their eating. Walking also helps in reducing the risks of various cancers like that of the breast and the colon. A paper presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Orlando suggested that walking improves the survival of those suffering from breast cancer while helping in reducing the overall risk strikers of cancer.