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Exercise may increase breast cancer survival

In Breast Cancer Risks, Lifestyle, Research, Spotlight by Karina Cox

Exercise may increase breast cancer survival and improve symptoms of fatigue after breast cancer treatment. The Australian Exercise for Health trials presented their work at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and showed that an individually – prescribed and monitored exercise programme started during breast cancer treatment and continued for 8 months improved overall survival in women less than …

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Breast cancer risk & lifestyle factors

In Breast Cancer Risks, Research, Trials by Karina Cox

The World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research established the continuous update programme to monitor all relevant studies and trials looking at the links between cancer risk and lifestyle factors. At the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium they presented the updated findings for breast cancer. For pre-menopausal women, it is estimated that vigorous exercise will reduce …

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Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk

In Breast Cancer Risks, Spotlight by Karina Cox

A group from Spain (MCC – Spain) have found a possible link between breast cancer risk and vitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D) levels in the blood. Vitamin D has been shown to protect against colorectal cancer but the connection between breast cancer risk and vitamin D levels is less clear. The Spanish group presented their results at the recent San Antonio …