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Breast cancer – the finger points at smoking yet again …
More than 30,000 doctors took part in the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology held last month in Chicago. Of the topics addressed, it was the link between smoking and breast cancer that aroused the greatest attention.
An American study has shown that in women with a predisposition to cancer, smoking appears to increase the risk of breast cancer to previously unknown and unsuspected levels. Those at high risk of breast cancer are mainly women over the age of 60 with a personal or family history of breast cancer.
On a more positive note, the study also confirms the benefits of getting at least 30 minutes of exercise every day, eating a diet high in fruit and vegetables and the importance of weight control.
The researchers point out that a third of cancers could be avoided in industrialised countries by altering our lifestyle. This means eating a balanced and varied diet and quitting smoking!
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