The findings of the study, published this month, were consistent across all types and stages of breast cancer, the authors said.
on how genes can influence our physical activity, vigorous physical activity, or sitting time. The team also estimated the participants’ overall breast cancer risk, based on whether they had gone through menopause, and by cancer type, stage, and grade.
Similarly, genetically-predicted vigorous physical activity for three or more days of the week was associated with a 38% lower risk of breast cancer, compared with no self-reported vigorous activity. These findings were consistent across most of the case groups, the team found. "Mechanisms linking sedentary time and cancer are likely to at least partially overlap with those underpinning the physical activity relationship," the researchers noted in the study.A recent study found physically active younger adults could see big savings in Medicare costs as senior citizens.
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