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Oh dear.
I was hoping that I could explain myself a bit better but it seems I've just upset even more people. Truly that was not my intention.
There are numerous studies showing the evidence between exercise and reduced risk of recurrence. I will try to add some links to some recent articles.
I was hoping that I could explain myself a bit better but it seems I've just upset even more people. Truly that was not my intention.
There are numerous studies showing the evidence between exercise and reduced risk of recurrence. I will try to add some links to some recent articles.
This first link is a very easy to understand article discussing some of the studies from a Women Health group based in Queensland.
https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/most-important-factors-to-reduce-recurrence-risk
The second link is to breastcancer.org an American breast cancer group similar to BCNA. They have pages of studies showing the benefits of exercise.
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/7/E268.full?sid=0beff45f-b9da-4256-bda1-2a5819a11112
The third link is to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal referenced in the previous articles.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4622557/
The final link is to a paper referenced in the CMAJ article. Be aware that unless you are used to reading scientific papers it could be a bit difficult to understand. Within this paper are even more links to further studies.
The quote from @traveltext was mine - I was trying to explain that these studies relate to populations or groups of people and not individuals. The article I linked to mentions a number of cohort studies if you want numbers.
Patti J said:
So, @Harlee tell me what I could have done to avoid a recurrence?
Sorry Patti but that's exactly my point.
You may have done everything you could have done. Currently nothing gives 100% protection - exercise, diet, and various treatments reduce risk of recurrence they do not make it zero. So some people who have done absolutely everything they could will still have a recurrence.
That's why we need to be careful with how this is presented so that people don't feel that they are being blamed.
Obviously I've failed with that... :-(
To anyone who I have upset please do accept my apology.
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