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Women who exercise beat breast cancer far more often than those that don't. Sort of common sense, but the numbers from a new study (via Reuters) are surprising:

Among 1,231 women with breast cancer who were followed for a minimum of 8.3 years, those who obtained about 4 hours or more of weekly moderate-intensity recreational activity over their lifetime had a 44 percent lower risk of death from breast cancer

The underlining is ours, to emphasize that what matters, it seems, are workout habits long-established. As Dr. Christine Friendenreich told Reuters: "Being physically active before a breast cancer diagnosis can improve survival after breast cancer...." And here's something else, for those with loose definitions of workout: "Occupational activity and physical household work such as gardening, housework, and do-it-yourself home repair did not confer benefits similar to those from lifetime exercise and sports activities."

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