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Medical researchers has recently discovered that walking is beneficial to breast cancer survivors since it reduces chances of the recurrence of the deadly disease by 40 percent.
Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, a Harvard surgeon, breast cancer survivor and author of The Breast Cancer Survivor’s Fitness Plan, explained brisk walking about 3.0 mph on a treadmill
for three to five hours per week, or about 30 minutes a day, can net big benefits for breast cancer survivors.
With the huge rewards it offers to breast cancer survivors Kaelin, in conjunction with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and CYBEX exercise equipment, is promoting brisk walking and the benefits of cardio exercise through CYBEX Pink Ribbon Run for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this October.
Based on the study made by the the Nurses Health Study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) nearly 3,000 women up to 14 years after their breast cancer diagnosis and found that cardiovascular and aerobic physical activities
reduced the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence and increased the odds of living longer.
Kaelin revealed recurrence rates and deaths from breast cancer decreased by 40 percent among those who exercise at least 3-5 hours per week, compared with those who were sedentary.

To avoid chances of having breast cancer again, breast cancer survivors should do some walking in a regular basis.
 

She added it does not need to be running a marathon, or biking a century, but rather simply walking briskly most days on a treadmill, at a shopping mall or around a track, that further reduces breast cancer recurrence for those who have been treated for the condition.
She added to all women, in addition to physical activity helping to optimize body weight and reduce high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes, scientific research is more strongly pointing to the positive effects of cardio-vascular exercise in reducing breast cancer risk and the risks of other forms of cancer, too.