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Breast Cancer

Findings in breast cancer reported from L.D. Ratnasinghe and co-researchers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 20th, 2010

Research findings, 'Physical activity and reduced breast cancer risk: a multinational study,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from the United States, "We evaluated the association between physical activity and breast cancer risk among 1,463 breast cancer cases and 4,862 controls in a multinational study. All subjects were asked how many times and for how long they exercised or engaged in strenuous physical labor per week."

"We used multivariate logistic regression to assess the association between physical activity and breast cancer risk. For all subjects combined, the multivariate-adjusted odds ratio was 50% lower (95% confidence interval=0.4-0.6)...

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