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Cancer prevention: Flexible work environment may be protective

A flexible work environment that enables staff to make time for physical activity appears to reduce cancer risk in middle-aged workers, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Center for Work, Health, and Well-being.

Read more in HSPH News: www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/cancer-prevention-flexible-work-environment-folate-supplementation-may-be-protective/

The Center for Work, Health, and Well-being study: “Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: The Contribution of Age and Workplace Characteristics.” Nelson CC, Wagner GR, Caban-Martinez AJ, Buxton, OM, Kenwood CT, Sabbath EL, Hashimoto DM, Hopcia K, Allen J, Sorensen G. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 46, Issue 3, Supplement 1, March 2014, Pages S42–S51.

Full text: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379713006661