长期久坐白领需谨慎 患肠癌或翻倍

　　For the millions of us who sit in front of a computer all day at work, it's not good news.
　　对成千上万像我们这样的每天都会在电脑前工作一整天的人来说，这的确不是一条好消息。

　　Spending ten years or more in a sedentary job almost doubles the risk of some types of bowel cancer, a study shows.

　　有研究显示，从事十年以上的需要久坐不起的工作，这将使得罹患某种肠癌的几率翻一番。

　　Worse still, researchers found even workers who regularly keep fit or go to the gym are still twice as likely to get a tumour.

　　但更糟糕的是，研究者发现，既是有定期运动或去健身房的习惯也无济于事，依旧有两倍以上的可能出现肿瘤的情况。

　　The findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, highlight the dangers of modern working patterns, where large numbers of employees are desk bound for hours at a time.

　　这本研究报告对于大批因工作缘故需要在办公桌前花上很多时间的雇员敲响了警钟。

　　The research also backs up earlier studies which showed men who sit down most of the day at their jobs are 30 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than those with very active occupations.

　　这份研究再一次证实了之前的发现，比起从事需要多跑动的工作的人来说，那些在一天中久坐不起的男性员工中，有30%的人有可能会患上前列腺癌。

　　More than 37,500 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer. The disease has a high mortality rate - around 16,000 a year - because many victims ignore early warning signs and only seek medical help once the cancer has advanced.

　　在英国每年有37500被查出患有肠癌，这种癌症的死亡率很高，达到了每年16000人，因为有不少患者忽视了癌症初期的症状，只是在被查出患病之后才开始接受医疗治疗。

　　Diets high in fat and red meat, as well as lack of exercise, are thought to be among the main risk factors.

　　要热量及多红肉的饮食，同时缺乏运动锻炼，这些都被认为是癌症的诱因。

　　But the latest study, by a team of experts at the University of Western Australia, show long periods of physical inactivity during the day could also be a major risk - even among those who do a lot of exercise in their free time.

　　但一支西澳大利亚大学的专家队伍研究发现，身体每天长时间的处于不活跃的状态，同样是引发危险的主要原因，既是是对于那些会在空余时间运动的人来说也是如此。

　　Recent studies from the US suggest adults now spend around 55 per of their time at work sitting down.

　　最近，一份来自美国的研究指出，目前成人工作时间中的55%都是处于坐着的状态。

　　The Australian researchers spoke to 918 bowel cancer victims and compared their working patterns with 1,021 cancer-free volunteers.

　　澳大利亚的研究者将918名肠癌患者的工作情况与1021名没有癌症的人惊醒比较。

　　They were quizzed on their job history, lifestyles and levels of physical activity.

　　研究者询问了患者的工作史、生活方式以及平时体育运动的程度。

　　The results showed employees who spent more than a decade in sedentary jobs were 94 per cent more likely to suffer a tumour in an area of the bowel known as the distal colon.

　　结果显示，那些从事久坐不起工作10年以上的雇员有94%的可能会在被称作末端结肠的部位长肿瘤。

　　This is a large part of the bowel which connects up with the rectum.

　　这是肠与直肠相连的主要部位。