Single bout of exercise may help protect against bone cancer, study suggests

The team also discovered 'exercised' bone cells released proteins associated with ossification, the natural process of bone formation.

Even one bout of exercise can help halt the spread of cancer to the bones. File Picture: Chris Ison/PA

Taking exercise may help protect against bone cancer and other bone-related illnesses such as osteoporosis, research suggests.

Scientists in the UK have found that a single bout of exercise triggers biological mechanisms in bone cells which may help halt the spread of cancer to the bones.