Maintaining a healthy body weight also helps, researchers say

Sep 12, 2013 18:56 GMT  ·  By
Women who exercise regularly are less likely to get womb cancer, researchers say
   Women who exercise regularly are less likely to get womb cancer, researchers say

Researchers in Britain say that, according to evidence at hand, women who exercise for about half an hour on a daily basis are less likely to get womb cancer.

More precisely, they claim that 38 minutes of exercise per day can reduce womb cancer risk by an impressive 44%.

By the looks of it, maintaining a healthy body weight also helps stave off said form of cancer.

“To reduce the risk of womb and other cancers, World Cancer Research Fund recommends being as lean as possible without becoming underweight and being active for at least 30 minutes every day,” specialist Karen Sadler said, as cited by Daily Mail.

Scientists suspect that women that both exercise regularly and try not to put on one too many pounds are less likely to get cancer due to the fact that their bodies do not pack all that much fat.

Apparently, evidence suggests that hormones released by fat cells up one's risk of developing various types of cancer.