Exposure to greenspace may lower risk of certain cancers: A University of Queensland-led study has found a link between exposure to gardens and a lower risk of being diagnosed with obesity-related cancer. PhD candidate Chinonso Odebeatu from UQ’s School of Public Health said the team analysed data from almost 280,000 people aged 37-73 years in England, Scotland and Wales recruited between 2006-2010. “We used the large-scale biomedical database Biobank UK and determined the greenspace around participant’s homes via the Ordnance Survey MasterMap Greenspace dataset,” Mr Odebeatu said. “We were interested in how greenspace might influence specific health outcomes, so the
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