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Breast Cancer
Findings from M.E. Schmidt and co-authors broaden understanding of breast cancer
February 5th, 2009
"Physical activity (PA) has been inversely associated with postmenopausal breast cancer risk. However, it is unclear how and in which life periods PA may be effective to reduce breast cancer risk," scientists in Heidelberg, Germany report. "Moreover, the evidence is still not judged as 'convincing' as there is some heterogeneity among study results. Most studies regarded breast cancer as a single disease, at best separated by menopausal status. Yet, breast cancers are heterogeneous and likely have different etiologies. Therefore, we analyzed the association of PA with different breast cancer subtypes in 3,414 postmenopausal cases and 6,569 controls from a case-control...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-05)
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