Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting reg. physical activity

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-08/aafc-pbc080614.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 11-Aug-2014

Contact: Jeremy Moore
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American Association for Cancer Research
Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting reg. physical activity
Benefits quickly disappear if regular physical activity stops

PHILADELPHIA — Postmenopausal women who in the past four years had undertaken regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those four years, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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