Cancer occurs when cell splitting, for growth or regeneration, doesn’t happen correctly. So more cell regeneration means higher probability of getting cancer.
Now when you workout you are growing a muscle meaning you are creating new cells which in turn creates higher probability of getting cancer.
So why do we say working out/ active lifestyle reduces cancer chances?
In: Biology
First off: working out does not mean growing new cells. It means improving the “health” and increasing the size of existing muscle cells.
Second: physical activity is something our bodies were largely designed around incorporating into our normal lives. Doing so helps overall improve your health as opposed to being relatively stationary, and very notably, it also helps regulate and balance your natural hormones. Cancers have many origins, but hormones are often a key factor in their development.
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