Exercise reduces breast cancer mortality

Extracts from an article by GOVARDHANAN NAGAIAH, MD, HANNAH W. HAZARD, MD, JAME ABRAHAM, MD, FACP, at ONCOLOGY. Vol. 24 No. 4

"Obese patients are more likely to get breast cancer and also have a worse prognosis from the disease. Exercise appears to attenuate the physiologic processes that increase the incidence and mortality from breast cancer. The feasibility of increasing physical activity in patients with breast cancer has been studied, and the results are encouraging. Exercise has also been shown to decrease all-cause mortality in patients with breast cancer. This could be a reflection of the known benefits of exercise in decreasing cardiovascular mortality. With the current obesity epidemic, it is essential that oncologists discuss the beneficial effects of exercise and weight loss in improving overall survival in patients with breast cancer".

Exercise? How? How much?

3 to 5 hours per week, at 2-3 mph, or walk in a moderate/intense pace 9 to 12 miles per week.
A better option is to alternate walking with bicycling and swimming to protect your joints...
The best option is to be supported/supervised by a sport professional...

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