Healthy lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family history
Leading a healthy lifestyle can help women reduce their risk of breast cancer even if they have a family history of the disease, it has been claimed.
According to Dr Robert E Gramling, lead author of a new study published online by the journal Breast Cancer Research, many women who have a close relative with breast cancer fear their risk for the disease will remain high no matter what they do.
However, a study of more than 85,000 postmenopausal women suggests regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight and drinking less alcohol can help women even if they have a familial predisposition for the disease.
Read the whole article at Cancer Research UK
Reference
- Gramling R, Lash TL et al. Family history of later-onset breast cancer, breast healthy behavior and invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women: a cohort study Breast Cancer Research 2010, doi: 10.1186/bcr2727
Keywords: lifestyle, breast cancer
18. 10. 2010 Cancer Research UK
