Can Physical Activity Lower Breast Cancer Risk? What New Research Shows

Breast cancer is being diagnosed in younger women more than in the past. There is new research that explores how physical activity may lower future breast cancer risk for girls.

Adult women who are highly engaged in recreational physical activity have a roughly 20% reduction in breast cancer risk compared to less active women, according to reporting in the Deseret News. Lois Collins, with the Deseret News joins the show to explain the details.