Reduce your weight and have vigorous physical activity to reduce Breast cancer risk

VIGORUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REDUCES BREAST CANCER RISK IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

In a large scale study using 32,269 women Scientists from National Cancer Institute (USA) found  an inverse association between physical activity and postmenopausal breast cancer i.e women with more vigorus physical activity have a reduced  risk for breast cancer. But this reduction was not there in overweight women and is there only lean women (normal weight). There is no relation between the reduced risk and  by hormone receptor status. Physical activity is  suggested to  act through underlying biological mechanisms that are independent of body weight control.

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