Growing evidence suggests that physical activity lowers the risk of several types of cancer. In the United States, between 2017 and 2021, postmenopausal female breast cancer was the type of inactivity-associated cancer with the highest incidence, with a rate of around 348 per 100,000 people. This graph shows the rate of physical inactivity-related cancers per 100,000 people from 2017 to 2021 in the United States, by cancer type.
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type
(per 100,000 people)
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CDC. (June 13, 2024). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
CDC. "Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
CDC. (2024). Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
CDC. "Rate of New Physical Inactivity-associated Cancers in The United States from 2017 to 2021, by Cancer Type (per 100,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
CDC, Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Rate of new physical inactivity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people) [Graph], CDC, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311097/rate-physical-inactivity-associated-cancers-by-cancer-type/
