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FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 — Sitting too much could increase your risk of dying from cancer, a new study warns.
It included about 8,000 people without cancer whose physical activity over seven days was assessed using a tracking device. They were then followed for five years, CNN reported.
During that follow-up, the least active people had an 82% higher risk of dying from cancer than those with the highest levels of physical activity, according to the study in the journal JAMA Oncology.
“This is the first study that definitively shows a strong association between not moving and cancer death,” said lead author Dr. Susan Gilchrist, associate professor of clinical cancer prevention, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, CNN reported.
However, she added that replacing at least 30 minutes of sitting with either light, moderate or vigorous physical activity may reduce the risk.
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