For women who've had cancer and gone through menopause, walking about 5,000 to 6,000 steps a day gives the biggest drop in risk of dying from any cause — and walking more doesn't seem to help much more.

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Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

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2025 Apr 30

The study looked at how walking affects death risk in older women who’ve had cancer, and found that walking about 5,000 to 6,000 steps a day gives the biggest health benefit, with little extra gain beyond that—just like the claim says.

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Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration

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DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf034

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