Women who exercise as youths have less risk of death from cancer and all other causes later in life, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Women who participated in sports team earlier in life had a 14 percent lowered risk for death from cancer and a 10 percent lowered risk for death from all causes. Continued exercise through adult life increased the lowered risk for death from all causes to 20 percent. #Cancer #Seniors #SeniorCare #Caregiving #Caregivers