Weight loss, a powerful weapon in the fight against this type of cancer

Our <x0) results suggest that even modest weight loss is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer for women over 50 years of age. These findings can be a strong motivation for two thirds of U.S. women with overweight weight. Even if you gain weight after 50 years of age, it's not too late to reduce the risk of breast cancer,” said study author Lauren Terras.

Researchers believe that women who lost weight may have made a conscious effort to live a healthier life - style, which includes a healthier diet of much training and less alcohol, all contributing to a lower risk of cancer.

A team of researchers, with Lauren Teras leading, analyzed data from more than 180,000 women over the age of 50 who participated in 10 studies. Their weight was repeatedly assessed over a 10-year period in registration time, approximately five years later, and again nearly four years later.

Women with steady weight loss had a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those whose weight remained the same. The more pounds a woman has lost, the lower the risk of breast cancer, the Kosovas broadcasts.

Compared with women whose weight remained the same, those who lost between four and ten pounds (four and 10 kg) had a risk of 13 percent lower cancer. Those who lost 10-20 kg had a 16 percent lower risk, and those who lost 20 kilos or more had a 26 - percent lower risk.

Researchers also found that women who lost 20 kilos or more and returned several pounds but not all still had a lower breast cancer risk than those whose weight remained the same, according to a study published in the National Cancer Institute magazine.

The decline in breast cancer associated with long - term weight loss has been observed only in women who have not used hormonal therapy.