@misc{10481/108811,
year = {2025},
month = {12},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/108811},
abstract = {Leisure physical activity is considered protective against several cancers, but
the impact of physical activity at work remains unclear. We analyze data from
over 400,000 Norwegian adults followed for a median of 27 years to examine
how different levels of occupational physical activity are associated with
cancer incidence and mortality. Participants report their typical work activity
as sedentary, walking, walking-and-lifting, or heavy labor. Here we show that
individuals with more physically active jobs have a lower risk of developing
several cancers (i.e., endometrial, colon, breast, rectal, and prostate), and to a
lesser extent, the risk of breast cancer mortality. However, occupational
physical activity is also associated with increased risk of esophageal and kidney
cancer death. These findings suggest that occupational physical activity may
lower the incidence of some cancers but are associated with a higher mortality
from other cancer types. Understanding these patterns could help tailor public
health recommendations related to physical activity and occupational health.},
organization = {Norwegian
Research Council (grant number 249932/F20)},
organization = {European Union’s Horizon 2020 - Marie Sklodowska Curie (No 101028929)},
organization = {European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR - Margarita Salas},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
title = {Occupational physical activity and incidence and mortality of 14 cancers in 404,249 adults},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-65326-6},
author = {Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina and Sanchez-Lastra, Miguel Adriano and Tarp, Jakob and Ekelund, Ulf and Eirik Dalene, Knut},
}