Two hours or more per week of vigorous exercise, such as aerobics and running, reduced breast cancer risks in postmenopausal Black women by 64 percent, according to researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC).
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among Black women behind lung cancer. Also, while White women have the highest incidence rates of cancer in the United States, Black women are more likely to die from the disease. Black women are also more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer, a very aggressive form of the disease.
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