weight risk for both triple negative & hormone+

lago

Being too fat raises risk of deadly breast cancer * 
~ Julie Steenhuysen

"Phipps and colleagues found women with the highest BMI in the study had a 35 percent higher risk of triple-negative breast cancers, and a 39 percent higher risk of estrogen-fed breast cancers."

The study raises new questions about what besides estrogen drives tumours, suggesting a possible role for other growth factors or inflammation, Amy Trentham-Dietz of the University of Wisconsin said in a statement.

Phipps said the effect was modest, but if confirmed by other teams, the study offers women new ways to reduce their risk of triple-negative breast cancers."

*Click on title for full Reuters article  

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I don't know what this means for recurrence. Doesn't sound like they looked into that but it does seem that keeping your weight down (reduced inflammation) might help with both triple negative and hormone positive BC.

Anonymous

My Oncologist told me from the beginning....one of the most significant things you can do to help prevent recurrence is to exercise regularily and eat a healthy diet.  However, we all know there are people who do "all the right things" and still get a primary cancer or a recurrence.  

Personally,  I feel like it gives us more of a "fighting chance" if we are more fit and healthy ~ not just to prevent a recurrence, but to help the body (and mind!) get through treatment easier.

Guess I better make sure I don't back out of hitting the gym tonight! 

lago

What I found interesting about the article was it's emphasis on triple negative cancer. As hormone positive I knew this but it also is true for triple positive.