According to a new report from the American Institute for Cancer Research, maintaining a healthy weight could reduce cases of breast cancer by 17 percent, or approximately 33,000 people. The institute also estimates that maintaining a healthy weight could reduce the incidence of endometrial cancers by one-half, esophageal cancers by one-third, pancreatic and kidney cancers by one-quarter, gallbladder cancers by one-fifth, and colon cancer by one-tenth.
Hillary Wright, a nutritionist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, commented: "The most beneficial thing a woman can do to help prevent breast cancer or help it from recurring is to work on keeping her weight under control and exercising."
(Source: wbctv.com)
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