Breast Cancer Statistics - How Breast Cancer Survival Rates Increased 50$B!s(B

Breast cancer statistics show that over 1.2 million persons will be
diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide this year, according to the
World Health Organization. For breast cancer and prevention, it has
long been known that regular physical activity has been shown to
decrease the likelihood of having breast cancer. What has not been
known or studied has been the effect of regular physical activity on
the breast cancer survival rates or likelihood of death in women that
already have breast cancer. That is, until now.

The breast cancer statistics and findings as reported by the American
Medical Associations Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA) in May 2005 were astounding! Certain participants in the study
of women with Stage I, II or III breast cancer achieved a 50%
reduction in the death rate from breast cancer.

Here are these breast cancer statistics: the journal reported that in
the study 2,987 female registered nurses had been diagnosed with
breast cancer during the years 1984-1998. What the study found was
that the women who had physical activity equivalent to walking at a
steady pace of 2.0-2.9 miles per hour for 3-5 hours a week had a death
rate of

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