Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA study suggests that every extra hour spent sitting or lying down could increase the risk of cancer and cancer-related death. Researchers from the University of Glasgow analysed data from 91,292 UK Biobank participants over 12 years, who wore activity monitors. Prolonged sedentary behaviour was linked to a 9 per cent higher risk of cancer mortality and overall cancer incidence, including obesity and type 2 diabetes-related cancers. Interrupting long periods of sitting with short bursts of movement was associated with a lower risk of cancers and type 2 diabetes. Replacing just one hour a day of prolonged sitting with light physical activity, such as walking, was associated with a 12 per cent lower risk of cancer death. In fullHow sitting down for too long can increase the risk of cancerMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Every extra hour spent sitting could increase risk of cancer, study finds
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA study suggests that every extra hour spent sitting or lying down could increase the risk of cancer and cancer-related death. Researchers from the University of Glasgow analysed data from 91,292 UK Biobank participants over 12 years, who wore activity monitors. Prolonged sedentary behaviour was linked to a 9 per cent higher risk of cancer mortality and overall cancer incidence, including obesity and type 2 diabetes-related cancers. Interrupting long periods of sitting with short bursts of movement was associated with a lower risk of cancers and type 2 diabetes. Replacing just one hour a day of prolonged sitting with light physical activity, such as walking, was associated with a 12 per cent lower risk of cancer death. In fullHow sitting down for too long can increase the risk of cancerMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
