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I was 39 at diagnosis with Stage 2 breast cancer. I am BRAC1+. Had Bilat. Mx, Ovaries removed. On Femara. I exercise, eat right. Still worry. Any advice?

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dianeradfordmd (Physician - Surgery - Breast (Verified) ) - 08 / 24 / 2011

You are on the right track. You have had the most appropriate surgery for risk reduction. Exercise is extremely important and I commend you for including exercise in your survivor lifestyle. It has been shown that even moderate physical activity improves survival. The study reported in JAMA 2005;293:2479-2486,looked at breast cancer survival and physical activity measured in Metabolic Equivalent Task (MET) hours. Three MET hours was equivalent to walking for one hour at between 2 and 2.9 mph. Women who exercised for 3 to 8.9 MET hours per week had a 20% lower death rate, whereas those who exercised for 9 to 14.9 MET hours weekly had a 50% lower death rate. Those are impressive numbers, and if a new drug could achieve such results, it would be flying off the shelves.

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