Reduced breast cancer risk: Physical activity after menopause pays off
Saturday, January 24, 2009 - 11:56
in Health & Medicine
Several studies had previously suggested that regular physical exercise reduces the breast cancer risk of women. However, it had been unknown just how much exercise women should take in which period in life in order to benefit from this protective effect. Moreover, little was known about which particular type of breast cancer is influenced by physical activity...
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