Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer risk and physical activity show modest inverse association
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 16th, 2006
Researchers in Netherlands conducted a study "to investigate the association between nonoccupational physical activity and the risk of ovarian cancer among post-menopausal women."
"The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer consists of 62,573 women aged 55-69 years at baseline. Information regarding baseline nonoccupational physical activity and history of sports activity was collected with a self-administered questionnaire in 1986," explained R.G. Biesma and colleagues of Maastricht University.
"After...
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