Obesity Rasies Cancer Risks

The following paragraphs from the referenced article says obesity raises women’s cancer rates – not just one cancer, obesity raises the rates of seven cancers! Exercise changes everything – studies indicate that breast cancer patients can raise their chances of survival by exercising…love it!

‘Lifestyle changes – like not smoking, keeping a healthy weight, and cutting back on alcohol – are the big opportunities for us all to reduce our cancer risk. Making these changes is not a guarantee against cancer, but it stacks the odds in our favour.’

Breast cancer patients can raise their chances of survival by exercising, a study has found.

Tumors grew more slowly when mice being treated for cancer had an exercise wheel in their cage. It means that in future, breast cancer patients could be prescribed exercise as part of their treatment.

Read about it at the Daily Mail.