Housework can 'reduce cancer risk'

Simple exercise such as walking and doing household chores can cut the risk of a form of cancer of the uterus by 30 per cent, a study claimed yesterday.

American and Chinese researchers surveyed nearly 1,000 women on their daily exercise habits.
They found that those who walked for more than an hour a day or did four or more hours of housework had a lower risk of endometrial cancer - a disease of the lining of the uterus.

A second study of nearly 2,300 women by Harvard University found that breast cancer sufferers who exercised regularly were more likely to survive. The reports were launched at the American Association for Cancer Research.