By Research Summaries on October 2, 2020
Category: Exercise

Lifetime Physical Activity and the Incidence of Proliferative Benign Breast Disease

Engaging in physical activity regularly may put a woman on the path to avoiding a diagnosis of proliferative benign breast disease.

​This study examined the impact of physical activity on the risk of developing proliferative benign breast disease—a precursor to breast cancer. Researchers surveyed more than 40,000 women for a duration of 4 years. During the course of the study, a total of 232 women were diagnosed with proliferative benign breast disease. 

Researchers observed that for every 1 hour a woman spent walking, her risk of acquiring proliferative benign breast disease decreased by 9%. This study highlights the beneficial effect of physical activity in the prevention of proliferative benign breast disease.

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