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Vigorous Activity Protects Against Breast Cancer, Study Shows

ScienceDaily  Mon, 11/03/2008 - 10:00

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.


 

Obesity May Keep Some Women From Getting Screened For Breast, Ce...

ScienceDaily  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 01:00

A review of cancer screening studies shows that white women who are obese are less likely than healthy weight women to get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer.