London, September 4 (ANI): Housework, brisk walking and gardening can help women reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research.
The research looked at the link between diet, lifestyle and the disease in more than 8,000 women who had suffered from breast cancer.
The European Prospective Investigation Of Cancer (EPIC), co funded by Cancer Research UK, found that those who were the most physically active were 13 percent less likely to develop the disease compared with those who were physically inactive. Women who took part in moderate exercise had an 8 percent lower chance of getting breast cancer.
"This study in itself isn't completely 'new' news but it does fit in very well with what we already know about breast cancer and physical activity, so it's just making that more solid," Sky News quoted Sarah Williams, from Cancer Research UK, as saying.
"The good news for women is that this research doesn't just look at the time we spend in the gym, it involves anything where you're basically getting a little bit out of breath, getting a bit warm, moderate activity.
"So while it obviously includes running and cycling, it also includes the gardening, playing football with the kids, anything where you're moving around, it counts," she added. (ANI)
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