Friday 21 March 2014

Health News : Five Studies Link Activity/Exercise To Lower Breast Cancer Risk


1. Regular physical activity reduces breast cancer risk irrespective of age

ScienceDaily reports : Practising sport for more than an hour day reduces the risk of contracting breast cancer, and this applies to women of any age and any weight, and also unaffected by geographical location. Compared with the least active women, those with the highest level of physical activity reduced their risk of breast cancer by 12%, researchers say.

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Source: Date:  March 20, 2014   Source:  The European CanCer Organisation (ECCO)/Sciencedaily.com 



2. Study links moderate activity to lower breast cancer risk

ScienceDaily reports : A large new American Cancer Society study adds to increasing evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Among the women who reported walking as their only activity, those who walked at least 7 hours per week had a 14% lower risk of breast cancer compared to those who walked 3 or fewer hours per week. The women walked at a "moderate" pace -- about 3 miles per hour. The most active women -- those who walked and did more vigorous exercise -- had a 25% lower risk of breast cancer compared to the least active.


Source: Date:  October 4, 2013   Source:  American Cancer Society/Sciencedaily.com 


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

ScienceDaily reports : A new analysis 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. The findings indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight.


Source: Date:  June 25, 2012   Source:  Wiley-Blackwell/Sciencedaily.com 


4. Recent, Vigorous Exercise Is Associated With Reduced Breast Cancer Risk

ScienceDaily reports : Post-menopausal women who engage in moderate to vigorous exercise have a reduced risk of breast cancer. This comes from researchers who investigated the link between breast cancer and exercise.


Source: Date:  October 1, 2009   Source:  BioMed Central/Sciencedaily.com 


5. Vigorous exercise reduces breast cancer risk in African-American women

ScienceDaily reports : Vigorous exercise of more than two hours per week reduces the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal African-American women by 64 percent, compared to women of the same race who do not exercise, according to researchers.


Source: Date:  October 3, 2010   Source:  American Association for Cancer Research/Sciencedaily.com 




UKRawHealth Comments
A natural way to reduce breast cancer risk sounds great and exercise couldn't be more natural for human beings. If you are not exercising at all, start walking every day a few minutes and build up to half an hour over time. Or if you like variety try to do different things each week in between days of walking. Don't be too hard on yourself, if you can't do too much on one day do as much as you can and then try again the next day. Everything you do towards more exercise counts. If you are exercising regularly then keep it up. If you sit down for most of the day as part of your job or lifestyle, get up and stretch and walk about for a few minutes every hour. Try not to stay still for too long. Remember to check with your doctor before starting any exercise.

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