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Light Intensity Physical Activity Linked to Lower Cancer Risk

, by Brittany Cordeiro, B.A.

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A person walking up steps. 

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A new physical activity study evaluated cancer risk associated with light intensity activities. Researchers from University of Oxford and the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch (MEB), led by Alaina Shreves, a predoctoral fellow in the NIH Oxford Cambridge Program and MEB, reported that individuals who engaged in light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical activity had a lower risk of cancer than individuals who were more sedentary. 

The study published March 26, 2025, in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.  

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Reference

Shreves AH, et al. Amount and intensity of physical activity and risk of incident cancer in the UK Biobank. British Journal of Sports Medicine. March 26, 2025. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-109360. 

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