Vigorous Activity Protects Against Breast Cancer, Study Shows
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 10:28
in Health & Medicine
Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous exercise are approximately 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don't exercise vigorously. A study of more than 30,000 postmenopausal American women has revealed that a sedentary lifestyle can be a risk factor for the disease -- even in women who are not overweight.
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