According to researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACO), colorectal cancer patients spending the majority of their time sitting have a lower survival rate compared to those who remain physically active. Lead researcher Peter Campbell, director of the ACO's Tumor Repository and his team studied 2,300 people diagnosed with colorectal cancer that had not spread beyond the colon. After analyzing the data received, people that exercised 150 minutes per week "had a 28% lower risk of dying compared to those who exercised less." Further, those patients who sat 6 or more hours a day during leisure time had a 36% increased risk of dying."
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Study mentioned: Campbell PT, Patel AV, Newton CC, Jacobs EJ, Gapstur SM. Associations of recreational physical activity and leisure time spent sitting with colorectal cancer survival. J Clin Oncol 2013 [online before print].
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