Movement breaks from sitting can lower cancer death risk, study finds

Short bursts of activity to break up long periods of sitting could significantly lower the risk of dying from cancer, a new study has found.

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03/07/2026 - 11:16 GMT+2

Sedentary behaviour — any activity involving low energy expenditure while sitting, reclining, or lying for at least 30 minutes — is associated with adverse health outcomes.

People who spent the most sedentary time at once had a higher risk of cancer mortality, overall cancer incidence, obesity-related cancers and type 2 diabetes-related cancers, according to a study published in the PLOS Medicine journal.

For every additional hour of prolonged sedentary behaviour, the risk of cancer death increased by 10%, researchers found.

Movement breaks from sitting can lower cancer death risk, study finds

Movement breaks from sitting can lower cancer death risk, study finds

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