You Gotta Get Up to Get Your Cancer Risk Down, New Study Finds
A new PLOS Medicine study suggests that sitting or reclining for more than 30 minutes at a time daily may increase the risk of cancer mortality.
📍 The outcome
A PLOS Medicine study found that prolonged sedentary behavior, such as sitting or reclining for more than 30 minutes daily, was associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality. Researchers indicated that breaking up sitting time with brief breaks could lower this risk.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
Research published in PLOS Medicine indicates that prolonged sedentary behavior is associated with an increased risk of cancer death. Specifically, coverage notes that sitting for more than half an hour daily or adding one extra hour of uninterrupted sitting can raise these risks.
Reports from The Guardian, The Telegraph, and Medical News Today emphasize that breaking up sedentary time may mitigate these risks, with one source stating that risk can be cut by 20 percent. Other outlets, including the Science Media Centre España and The Herald, highlight the role of Glasgow researchers in these findings.
Future attention is directed toward the effectiveness of brief breaks during each hour of sedentary behavior to lower the risk of death from cancer.
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Who reported it (15)
- Study Warns on Sedentary Behavior and Cancer Mortality MedPage Today · 47d ago
- 30 minutes sitting increases cancer risk but you can cut it 20pc MSN · 47d ago
- Prolonged Sedentary Behaviour Increases Cancer Mortality Risk – PLOS Medicine Study IndexBox · 47d ago
- Prolonged sedentary behavior associated with increased cancer risk, study finds (IMAGE) EurekAlert! · 47d ago
- Cancer: Why every extra hour of uninterrupted sitting may raise risk Medical News Today · 47d ago
- Sitting or Reclining for More Than 30 Minutes at a Time Every Day May Increase Cancer Risk, New Study Finds People.com · 47d ago
- Sitting for more than half-an-hour daily increases cancer death risk Belfast Telegraph · 47d ago
- Glasgow researchers say breaking up sitting time could cut cancer death risk The Herald · 47d ago
- Brief breaks during each hour of sedentary behaviour are associated with a lower risk of death from cancer Science Media Centre España · 47d ago
- Sitting for more than half an hour daily increases risk of cancer death The Telegraph · 47d ago
- How Extended Periods of Sitting Can Increase Your Risk of Cancer Healthline · 47d ago
- Prolonged Sitting One Extra Hour Raises Cancer Mortality Risk by 9% 동아사이언스 · 47d ago
- Long sitting bouts linked to increased cancer risk Medical Xpress · 47d ago
- Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time linked to higher risk of cancer death The Guardian · 47d ago
- You Gotta Get Up to Get Your Cancer Risk Down, New Study Finds Gizmodo · 47d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
What is the specific time threshold for increased cancer risk?
According to multiple reports, sitting or reclining for more than 30 minutes at a time every day may increase the risk.
How does an additional hour of sitting affect mortality risk?
One report states that one extra hour of prolonged sitting raises cancer mortality risk by 9%.
Can the increased risk be reduced?
Coverage suggests that breaking up sitting time can lower the risk, with one source mentioning a potential 20% reduction.
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