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FOLLOWING the successful Think Pink campaign in the kingdom it was interesting to read that scrubbing floors, cleaning windows and vigorous dancing can reduce the risk of breast cancer by almost a third, according to a major study.
However, the protective effect of strenuous exercise was only apparent in women who were lean or of normal weight, it found.
Doctors at the US National Cancer Institute in Maryland asked women about their typical levels of daily activity. Light housework, such as vacuuming and clothes washing, was regarded as moderate activity, while heavy housework, such as scrubbing floors, or "fast dancing" was regarded as vigorous activity.
The study found that high levels of any activity reduced cancer risk by 24 per cent in women who were regarded as having a normal weight. Vigorous exercise reduced cancer risk by 32 per cent.
