Losing weight could slash a woman's breast cancer risk by nearly a third

Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Losing weight could slash a woman's breast cancer risk by nearly a third | Guadalupe Richards
Overweight women could slash their risk of breast cancer by nearly a third by shedding some pounds, research suggests. Scientists from the American Cancer Society looked at more than 180,000 women aged 50 or over. Among those that needed to lose weight, shedding at least 19.8lbs (9kg) - and keeping it off - reduced the risk of developing the disease over the next nine years by 32%. Even losing 4.6-to-9.9lbs (2.1-to-4.5kg) dashed the odds by 19%,...
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