Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/uonc-eem062212.php

Public release date: 25-Jun-2012
Contact: Chris Perry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk

A new analysis done by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers has found that physical activity – either mild or intense and before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight.

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