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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Nov;51(11):2391–2402. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002117

Table 1.

The level of evidence linking physical activity with lower risk and sitting time with higher risk of cancer in 2008 [43] and 2018 [9] according to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee.

Cancer Physical activity and lower risk, 2008 Physical activity and lower risk, 2018 Sitting time and higher risk, 2018
Colon Strong Strong Moderate
Breast Strong Strong -
Kidney - Strong -
Endometrial Limited Strong Moderate
Bladder - Strong -
Esophageal (adenocarcinoma) - Strong -
Stomach (cardia) - Strong -
Lung Limited Moderate Moderate
Hematologic - Limited -
Head and neck - Limited -
Pancreas - Limited -
Prostate No effect (limited) Limited -
Ovary Limited Limited -
Brain - Not assignable -
Thyroid - No effect (limited) -
Rectal No effect (limited) No effect (limited)