Higher activity levels ‘linked to lower breast cancer risk in younger women’

A mammogram showing a woman's breast in order to check for breast cancer. Picture:  Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Being more active could reduce the risk of women developing breast cancer before menopause, a study has suggested.

Researchers analysed data based on the amount of exercise women reported doing during leisure time – such as walking, cycling or sports – finding “solid evidence” of a lower breast cancer risk.