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NCI Podcast Examines How Wearable Devices Correlate Exercise Levels with Cancer Risk

In the latest episode of the Cancer HealthCast podcast, Ms. Alaina Shreves, a predoctoral fellow at NCI’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, explores a recent NCI study that uncovers a connection between physical activity and cancer risk. Researchers collected data from wrist-worn sensors, demonstrating how cancer data science technologies like wearables/sensors could significantly impact how we conduct cancer research.

Key Takeaways

  • Researchers estimate that addressing physical inactivity could prevent over half of newly diagnosed cancers in high-income countries.
  • The study analyzed data from 85,000 participants who wore wristband devices for one week. Researchers followed up with these individuals six years later using data from the National Cancer Registry to determine who developed cancer.
  • The results underscore the importance of overall movement and physical activity in cancer prevention.

If you found this recap interesting, listen to the full HealthCast episode.

This podcast is hosted by GovernmentCIO Media & Research.

To learn more about big data technologies and wearable devices, check out Chapter 4 of the Cancer Data Science Course in our Training section.

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