An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a long brisk walk
will keep breast cancer at bay, according to a new study.
According to a report by the UK's Daily Mail, scientists have
found that walking for an hour and a half every day could cut a
woman’s risk of breast cancer by 30%. The new study, published
in the Cancer journal, claims that that doing 10 hours of gentle
exercise a week – including therapeutic household cleaning –
significantly reduces the likelihood of the illness for all age
groups. Scientists from the University of North Carolina, USA,
compared the lifestyles of over 3 000 women aged 20 to 98,
including 1 504 patients who had been diagnosed with breast
cancer. Each woman was asked to record how much physical
activity she did a week. The findings revealed that those who
did 10 to 19 hours of exercise a week were 30% less likely to be
diagnosed with the disease. Scientists believe that exercise
helps prevent the formation of fatty tissue which is known to
trigger cancerous tumours. However,