Just a few minutes of vigorous physical activity a day significantly reduces cancer risk

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By Matthew Shinkle

Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity appeared associated with lower risk for cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

“Even though study participants were not doing any structured exercise, about 94% recorded some vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity; 92% was done in very short bursts lasting up to 1 minute,” Emmanuel Stamatakis, PhD, MSc, BSc, professor of physical activity, lifestyle and population health at the School of Health Sciences at The University of Sydney, told Healio. Read the full article in Healio.

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