Data continues to show that American's need at least 5 hours per week of physical activity to prevent some cancers

Date:
October 14, 2021
Source:
American Cancer Society
Summary:
A new report finds more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the
United States could be prevented if Americans met the 5 hours per
week of moderate-intensity recommended physical activity guidelines.



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A new report finds more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the United
States could be prevented if Americans met the 5 hours per week of moderate-intensity recommended physical activity guidelines. The latest
data appearing in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
show 3% of all cancer cases in adults in the U.S. aged 30 years and
older during 2013 to 2016 were attributable to physical inactivity and
the proportion was higher in women (average annual attributable cases
32,089) compared to men (14,277).


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For both men and women, states with the highest proportion of cancers attributable to physical inactivity were in the South, such as Kentucky,
West Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi, whereas the lowest proportions were found in the Mountain region and northern states,
such as Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Led by Adair Minihan, MPH at the American Cancer Society, this is
the first study to estimate the number of cancer cases attributable
to physical inactivity based on cancer sites (breast, endometrial,
colon, stomach, kidney, esophageal adenocarcinoma, and urinary bladder)
by state. Data show when focusing on specific cancer sites, 16.9% of
stomach cancers, 11.9% of endometrial cancers, 11.0% of kidney cancers,
9.3% of colon cancers, 8.1% of esophageal cancers, 6.5% of female breast cancers, and 3.9% of urinary bladder cancers were associated with lack
of exercise. By state, the proportion of cancer cases attributable to
physical inactivity ranged from 2.3% in Utah to 3.7% in Kentucky.

While this data shows the importance of physical activity, there are
many barriers to recreational physical activity, which include, but
are not limited to, lack of time due to long working hours in low-wage
jobs, the cost of gym memberships or personal equipment, lack of access
to a safe environment in which to be active, and potential childcare
costs involved with recreational physical activity. Unfortunately, these barriers are more likely to affect historically marginalized populations, including the Black population and individuals with a limited income, underscoring the importance of enhancing health equity.

"These findings underscore the need to encourage physical activity
as a means of cancer prevention and implement individual- and
community-level interventions that address the various behavioral
and socioeconomic barriers to recreational physical activity,"
write the authors. "Understanding and reducing the behavioral and
socioeconomic barriers to physical activity is essential for optimizing intervention strategies targeting at risk groups across the country." ========================================================================== Story Source: Materials provided by American_Cancer_Society. Note:
Content may be edited for style and length.


========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Adair K. Minihan, Alpa V. Patel, W. Dana Flanders, Ann Goding Sauer,
Ahmedin Jemal, Farhad Islami. Proportion of Cancer Cases
Attributable to Physical Inactivity by US State, 2013-2016. Medicine
& Science in Sports & Exercise, 2021; Publish Ahead of Print DOI:
10.1249/ MSS.0000000000002801 ==========================================================================

Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211014102027.htm

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