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Just One Extra Hour of Uninterrupted Sitting Raises Cancer Risk, Study Finds

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You sit down at the computer, answer a few emails, open a document that you have to finish, and suddenly you realize that two or three hours have passed without you practically changing your position. For people who do office work, this is almost an everyday scenario.

Prolonged, uninterrupted sitting is associated with a higher risk of cancer death. Each additional hour spent sitting increases the risk by 9%, according to researchers from Harvard and Glasgow universities after studying over 91,000 people. Every activity is important for health, including household chores like washing dishes or ironing.

Prolonged, uninterrupted sitting is associated with a higher risk of cancer death. Each additional hour spent sitting increases the risk by 9%, according to researchers from Harvard and Glasgow universities after studying over 91,000 people.

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Science Alert broke the news in Canberra, Australia on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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