As per the new study, women have a better chance of survival from breast cancer, if they exercise regularly for at least a year prior to diagnosis.
Page Abrahamson, who lead the research, says “We found a beneficial effect of survival for exercise undertaken in the year before diagnosis, particularly among women who were overweight or obese near the time they were diagnosed with breast cancer.”
The study analyzed data on nearly 1,300 women who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the years 1990 to 1992. The women, aged 20 to 52, were asked how frequently they exercised when they were age 13, 20 and during the year before they were diagnosed. They found that regular exercisers fared significantly better with the disease. The women who got the most exercise were 21 percent more likely to survive than those who exercised the least. Women classified as overweight (had a body mass index of 25 or higher) were 30 percent less likely to die if they had exercised regularly.
