A study conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health on almost 66,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79 indicates that those adhering to the American Cancer Society's Nutrition and Physical Activity Cancer Prevention Guidelines "had a 17% lower risk of cancer, a 20% lower risk of cancer-related death, and a 27% lower risk of death from all causes." According to study author Cynthia Thomson, professor of public health at the University of Arizona in Tucson, eating a healthy balanced diet, regular exercise, avoiding and/or limiting alcohol and refraining from smoking all contribute to reducing cancer risk.
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Study mentioned: Thomson C et al. Nutrition and physical activity cancer prevention guidelines, cancer risk, and mortality in the women's health initiative. Cancer Prev Res. 2014 Jan. 7; 42.
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