Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The type of activity undertaken, at what time in life and the woman’s body mass index (BMI) will determine how protective the activity is against the disease.
Lean women who play sport or undertake other physically active things in their spare time, especially if they have been through the menopause, have the lowest risk of breast cancer.
The researchers reviewed the literature and analysed 62 studies looking at the impact of physical activity on breast cancer risk. They then examined the findings to find out how breast cancer risk appeared to be affected by type of activity, intensity of activity, when in life the activity was performed and other factors.
It is important to understand Prostate Cancer.
Each year, about 179,000 are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and it will claim about 37,000 lives. If prostate cancer is detected early it can be treated effectively, but early prostate cancer has no symptoms.
Prostate cancer occurs mainly in men over 50 years and is the most common male cancer after skin cancer. Many men are aware of others at the same age who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. This raises the questions: what is my risk? Should I be tested?
The symptoms of both benign enlargement of the prostate gland and malignant tumours (cancer) are similar and can include any of the following:
difficulty in passing urinepassing urine more frequently than usual, especially at nightpain when passing urineblood in the urine (this is not common).
The latest Cancer Research has been released today and it shows an alarming link between alcohol consumption and particular types of cancer.
Hey guys, I find the following news that I find pretty scary:
“The Cancer Institute New South Wales has conducted an international audit of cancer and alcohol research and has found that even two drinks a day can significantly increase the risk of the disease.
Its report recommends that lowering alcohol consumption must be part of any cancer prevention strategies”
It is important to remember that: Clearly for cardiac disease it may well be that red wine is helpful, but for cancer we can’t see any benefit at all from alcohol. In fact, all the literature would suggest that as you increase the intake on average basis per day, then the risk will go up.
This is important to keep up, trying to understand cancer prevention .
