Moving more helps older women who had cancer live longer
Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mortality among cancer survivors: the Women’s Health Accelerometry Collaboration
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Older women who survived cancer lived longer if they walked more and sat less every day.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Older women who survived cancer lived longer if they walked more and sat less every day.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 547 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
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Hyde ET, Evenson KR, Bandoli GE, Zou J, Crespo NC, Parada H Jr, LaMonte MJ, Howard AG, Nguyen S, Skiba MB, Crane TE, Stefanick ML, Lee IM, LaCroix AZ
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Older women who walk about 4,400 steps a day tend to live longer than those who walk only 2,700 steps. More walking is linked to lower risk of dying from any cause.
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.
For women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer, moving more every day — like walking or doing light exercise — seems to help them live longer. Every extra 96 minutes of movement a day is linked to an 11% lower chance of dying from any cause.
Walking more every day might help lower the chance of dying from heart disease in women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer.
Sitting too much might raise the risk of dying from heart problems in women who’ve gone through menopause and survived cancer. Every extra hour and 42 minutes of sitting per day could increase that risk by 30%.