Practicing heavy sports will prevent breast cancer

A study published in the Journal of Medicine Archives of Internal Medicine published February 26 in the United States, researchers at the University of Southern California (USA) said women who exercise long-term heavy exercise will reduce risk of breast cancer.

Researchers conducted a total of 110,000 women between the ages of 20 and 79 between 1995 and 2002, of which 2,649 women were diagnosed with invasive cancer and 593 other women had cancer. Other breast letters.

All of these women have been asked about which exercise they usually take from light exercise, such as walking, golfing, volleyball or heavy exercise such as swimming, aerobics and running since they were in high school until Their current age.

At the same time, researchers also collected data on risk factors for women's breast cancer, including race, family history and the use of alternative hormone therapies. .

As a result, the researchers found that those who exercised for 5 hours a week in heavy sports reduced their risk of invasive breast cancer by 20% and reduced their risk of breast cancer by 31%. Other forms of exercise are less than 30 minutes per week for heavy sports. Meanwhile, light sports such as walking and golf do not work to reduce the risk of breast cancer in both forms.

Researchers believe that the results of this study provide evidence that the active protection of heavy sports against breast cancer risk in women, while sports Mild does not have a clear effect.

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