Every year, a thousand deaths would be preventable with physical activity and the risk of relapses could also be reduced by 30%.
With regular exercise, even at home, the probability of getting sick is reduced by an average of 7%, and for some cancers it can reach over 20%.
And it takes 30 minutes of motion 5 times a week.
Experts underline this on the occasion of the AIOM Foundation Day (Italian Association of Medical Oncology) 2020, dedicated to physical activity and tumors.
Even with gyms and swimming pools temporarily closed due to the emergency caused by COVID-19, walking and simple gymnastics at home are essential. "Of course, in this moment everything is more difficult, but physical activity is one of the most important tools for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases and is fundamental for psychophysical well-being and to improve the quality of life, at all ages - he explains. Stefania Gori, President of the AIOM Foundation - Many types of cancer can be prevented with exercise and the data are particularly relevant and convincing for postmenopausal breast cancer (13% risk reduction), for colon cancer (reduction of risk of 20%) and of the endometrium (risk reduction of 20-25%). It is sufficient - he clarifies - moderate physical activity for 30 minutes at least 5 days during the week ". Unfortunately, however, Italians are actually a people of lazy people, and they were even before COVID-19: 34%, experts recall, do not carry out physical activity. (HANDLE).