Amount and intensity of physical activity and risk of incident cancer in the UK Biobank.
Alaina H ShrevesScott R SmallRosemary WalmsleyShing ChanPedro F Saint-MauriceSteven C MooreKeren PapierKezia GaitskellRuth C TravisCharles E MatthewsAiden DohertyPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Higher total daily physical activity and less sedentary time, in favour of both light and moderate-vigorous intensity activity, were associated with a lower risk of certain cancers. For less active adults, increasing step counts by 4 000 daily steps may be a practical public health intervention for lowering the risk of some cancers.