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April 28, 2022

Concerns Remain Regarding the Association of Sitting Time and Physical Activity With Cancer Survivorship—Reply

Author Affiliations
  • 1Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
  • 2Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
  • 3Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Research & Analytics, Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • 4Departments of Oncology and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
JAMA Oncol. 2022;8(6):945-946. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0874

In Reply We thank Zhang et al and Goto for their interest in our recent article1 reporting the potential health benefits of an active lifestyle for cancer survivors. Cancer survival rates have substantially improved in past decades owing to early detection and advanced treatment, leading to a rapidly growing population of cancer survivors.2,3 Many cancer survivors live with increased risks of comorbidities and recurrence, poor quality of life, and shortened life expectancy.4 Therefore, it is urgent to ameliorate cancer survivorship through modifying lifestyle behavioral risks beyond clinical interventions. Our findings highlighted the association of a sedentary lifestyle with worsened survival after cancer.1

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