Desk Job Could Raise the Risk of Prostate Cancer

Daily MailOctober 29, 2009

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MEN who have desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer, research suggests.

A study found those who spend most of their working lives sitting down are almost 30 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than those with very active jobs. Analysis of 45,000 men aged 45 to 79 found those who had highly physical jobs were 28 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who spent most of their working lives sitting.

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Desk Job Could Raise the Risk of Prostate Cancer

In turn, those who sat for half of their working day had a 20 per cent lower risk than men who spent t...

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