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Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Vol 53, Issue 4 M351-M356, Copyright © 1998 by The Gerontological Society of America

Physical activity, physical function, and the risk of breast cancer in a prospective study among elderly women

JR Cerhan, BC-H Chiu, RB Wallace, JH Lemke, CF Lynch, JC Torner and LM Rubenstein
Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa College of Medicine.

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests that physical activity may protect against the development of breast cancer, but less is known about the role of modest physical activity during the postmenopausal years and in the context of physical function. METHODS: We evaluated this association in the Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study, a population-




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