Exercise daily ‘to cut bowel cancer risk’
Want to stave off bowel cancer? Exercise daily, for a new study claims that regular workouts can cut the risk of developing the disease significantly.
An international team, led by University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, has found people who engage in vigorous physical activity may be protected against types of colorectal cancer.
For the study, researchers examined 870 participants who had bowel cancer and a control group of 996 who did not have the disease.
Study participants were asked to answer questions about their recreational physical activity, lifestyle, diet, medication and occupation.
Team member Terry Boyle said the study confirms previous research that shows the most physically active have a lower risk of bowel cancer than the least active.
“It also gives us some clues as to what types of activity are the most effective at reducing bowel cancer risk,” he said.
“These results suggest that vigorous activity like jogging, cycling, swimming, tennis, hockey, netball and football may be the most effective physical activities to lower the risk of bowel cancer,”
“This shows that it really is never too late to start being physically active,”
Want to stave off bowel cancer? Exercise daily, for a new study claims that regular workouts can cut the risk of developing the disease significantly.
An international team, led by University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, has found people who engage in vigorous physical activity may be protected against types of colorectal cancer.
For the study, researchers examined 870 participants who had bowel cancer and a control group of 996 who did not have the disease.Study participants were asked to answer questions about their recreational physical activity, lifestyle, diet, medication and occupation.
Team member Terry Boyle said the study confirms previous research that shows the most physically active have a lower risk of bowel cancer than the least active.
“It also gives us some clues as to what types of activity are the most effective at reducing bowel cancer risk,” he said.
“These results suggest that vigorous activity like jogging, cycling, swimming, tennis, hockey, netball and football may be the most effective physical activities to lower the risk of bowel cancer,”
“This shows that it really is never too late to start being physically active,”