Exercise may reduce risk of nine types of cancer: new study

According to a new study, men who jog, walk and cycle may be protected from the risk of nine types of cancer.

Researchers found that men with good cardiorespiratory fitness (those who exercised heavily) were less likely to develop cancers of the head, neck, stomach, pancreas, liver, colon, rectum, kidney, lung, and esophagus. are

The term cardiorespiratory fitness is used for a person who can do vigorous exercise such as running, cycling and swimming for long periods of time or people who climb a lot of stairs.

In this new study, published in the British journal ‘The British Journal of Sports Medicine’, Swedish experts observed more than one million men with an average age of 33.

The men in the study were recruited into the Swedish army between 1968 and 2005. At the start of recruitment, these individuals were subjected to a series of tests including height, weight, blood pressure, burst strength and cardiorespiratory fitness.

During this period, 84,000 of these men were diagnosed with cancer.

The researchers found in the study that men with low cardiorespiratory fitness were more likely to develop cancer than those with high fitness.

Men with good cardiorespiratory fitness had a 19% higher incidence of head and neck cancer, 39% of esophagus, 21% of stomach, 40% of liver, 18% of colon, 5% of rectum, and 19% of those with good cardiorespiratory fitness. percent, 20% in the kidney, 42% in the lung, and 12% in the pancreas.

The authors wrote: ‘These findings can be used in the development of government health plans. Moreover, the aim of this initiative may be to promote cardiorespiratory fitness among the youth.

However, the researchers also found that men with good cardiorespiratory fitness were slightly more likely to develop prostate cancer, at seven percent, while the risk of skin cancer increased to 31 percent.

An earlier study examining the same data suggested that the slightly increased risk of prostate cancer could not be linked to aggressive prostate cancer or prostate cancer deaths, but to more screening (tests).

The authors suggest that the high rate of skin cancer may be due to prolonged exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays.