Key points from article :
Greater inactivity was independently associated with a higher risk of dying from cancer.
First study that definitively shows a strong association between not moving and cancer death.
Study involved a cohort of participants from the nationally representative REGARDS study.
With >30,000 US adults aged 5 between 2003 and 2007 for long-term health outcomes.
The most sedentary individuals had an 82% higher risk of cancer mortality.
This is compared to least sedentary ones, using an accelerometer to measure physical activity.
Replacing 30 minutes of sedentary time with physical activity show 31% lower cancer risk.
This is for moderate-intensity activity, such as cycling.
8% lower risk of cancer death for light-intensity activity, such as walking.
Next study to focus on impact of sedentary behavior on site-specific cancer incidence.
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published in JAMA Oncology.
