Desk jobs increase risk of prostate cancer
August 17th, 2008 Posted in prostate cancer risksMEN who work sitting at a desk are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers, a study has shown.
Scientists looked at whether levels of physical activity in the workplace were linked with tumours and found that having a desk job significantly increased the risks.
Men who worked as civil servants, teachers or in office jobs were much more likely to get cancer than those who spend much of their day on their feet, such as labourers, bakers, and barbers.
The findings, published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, confirm the benefits of regular exercise in reducing the risk of prostate cancer.