Do housework, reduce the risk of breast cancer

Women who do housework can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, a study conducted on more than 200,000 women from 9 European countries funded by the UK Cancer Research Center.

According to this study, doing household chores works to prevent cancer even better than playing sports and other physical tasks.

Experts have long known that physical activity can reduce the risk of breast cancer, possibly because these activities alter hormones and metabolism. However, they do not know which type of exercise plays an important role in reducing the risk of this disease.

In their research, scientists study the effects of activities including: working, free time and doing housework in both women before and after menopause. They found that combining all these forms of physical activity reduces the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women; however, it does not show a clear effect on premenopausal women.

Home work alone can significantly reduce the risk of disease in both pre-and postmenopausal women: a 30% reduction in the risk of perimenopausal women and 20% in postmenopausal women.

The study authors suggest that the results suggest that moderate forms of physical activity such as housework may play a more important role than other forms of stressful physical activity in reducing the risk of cancer. breast. They also recommend that women keep their weight at a reasonable level to reduce this risk.

The study was published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention .

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