There is an unconscious habit that may be linked to increased risk of cancer. Without realizing it, you could be taking health risks. See what's at stake and what can change in your day to day.
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08/07/2026
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Seja in the office, at home and not only, there is a recurring and apparently harmless habit that may be damaging your health. A new study and experts say it may be related to increased risk of cancer. Know what is at stake and what you can do to protect yourself.
According to a study published in PLOS Medicine, sit for long periods of time may be related to increased risk of cancer and death. The study points out that people who intercalated sitting with movements and physical exercise could decrease the risk of death associated with cancer.
Study: Bad habit leading to cancer
At issue could be a basic activity with an hour of low intensity exercise, walking at slow pace or even doing a simple domestic task such as washing dishes. The investigation examined more than 91,000 people through motion control devices.
“Just get up. This is the main message” doctor Heidi Prather revealed to the blogger HuffPost. “Obviously, we are all stuck to a computer, car or something that keeps us inactive, but interrupting this with any kind of activity seems to have, according to this study, very impressive results. Not only in reducing cancer mortality, but even in reducing the risk of developing the disease,” she continues.
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The doctor reveals that sedentary lifestyle can lead to obesity, which in turn is one of the risk factors for various types of cancer. “The combination of these factors increases the risk of chronic systemic inflammation and chronic diseases, cancer being one of them.”
Cancer: Expert Alert
An exercise routine turns out to be something more effective. However, it doesn't have to be something that narrow. It suggests, for example, leaving the car further away when you go to the supermarket or work, use stairs and leave a bus stop further away.
“Setting small goals will lead to bigger goals. Start slowly, start with something you wouldn't even consider a goal, make it as easy as possible” continues.
The expert still leaves another alert. “With this study it was clear that if you have prolonged sedentary behavior, it is as risky as not exercising.”
The 14 signs of cancer you can never ignore
Cancer is a generic term that applies to more than 100 different diseases. Each type of tumor has completely different causes, evolution, aggressiveness, symptoms and treatments.
So when patients go online looking for information about ‘cancer symptoms’ they will hardly find what they want. Each type of tumor has distinct symptoms. What most cancers usually manifest are nonspecific signs and symptoms, such as weight loss, tiredness, body pain, etc., which may also occur in hundreds of other diseases.
However, let's list the 14 most common symptoms that people who are diagnosed with cancer usually present. Remember that the chance of cure for any type of tumor is greater if it is detected early.
If you have any of the signs and symptoms that will be described below, see a doctor immediately, as if it is actually cancer, waiting may make it difficult to cure and survive.
Cancer symptoms
- Skin injuries.
- Nodulum in the prostate.
- Nodulum in the breast.
– Blood in the stool.
– Cough with bloody sputum.
– Vaginal bleeding.
– Nodulum in thyroid
– Unintended weight loss.
– Difficulty swallowing.
– Blood in the urine.
– Increased lymph nodes.
– Burglary for no clear reason.
- Anemia.
– Changes in testicles.