Abstract:Higher levels of self-reported physical activity (PA) are associated with lower risk of breast cancer. To date, however, only one prospective study has examined the association between accelerometer-measured PA, an objective and more precise measure of PA, and incident breast cancer. PURPOSE: To examine the associations between accelerometer-measured total, light, and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and incident breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the United States (US) Women's Health Accelerometry Coll… Show more
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