Posted by admin | Posted in Health Care, Tips | Posted on 05-07-2010
Physical activity is proven to prevent many diseases and have a high enough contribution in improving the quality of healthcare. A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of South Carolina shows that physical activity appears to have proportionally high contribution in preventing breast cancer.
The researchers studied more than 14,000 women from the age of 20 until 83 years from 1970 to 2001, they categorize these women based on their level of physical activity and fitness. The study showed that the fair sex by physical activity and poor fitness are at risk of breast cancer is three times greater than women who have high physical activity.
Dr. Steve Blair, one of the researchers as well as chairman of the American College of Sports Medicine says “women with low physical activity in these studies has a risk of breast cancer is higher than at the higher physical activity. And to improve cardiovascular fitness is not expensive, it only takes the increase in physical activity such as walking, running, climbing stairs and other inexpensive exercises.
Typical of female hormones, namely estrogen and progesterone have a very important role in the female reproductive system, but estrogen and progesterone also stimulates breast cells to proliferate and stimulates the cells genetic mutations that increase the risk of cancer cell formation. Physical activity levels of middle and high in young age are besides able to lose weight can also reduce the excessive production of two hormones, which ultimately will reduce the risk of breast cancer.
