not yet. but there s time. even when you say jam, it makes me hungry. cnn health reporter jacqueline howard joins us now. let s start with exercise. of course, we all know it s good for your heart. your overall weight loss, health. but what s the connection to avoiding cancer? we now have new evidence that it could be tied to a lower risk of cancer as well. just recently in the journal of clinical oncology, new research shows that exercising regularly each week, if you follow the recommended amount of exercise, you can lower your risk of these seven cancers that you see right here on the screen. this new research is really, really fascinating because it really takes a look at that association between following exercise recommendations and your cancer risk. and what is recommended when it comes to exercise, here in the u.s., health officials recommend to get at least 2 1/2 hours of moderate intensity aerobic exercise or if you like more of
took aspirin, were less likely to die from the disease of breast cancer. and had a reduced risk of their cancer spreading. joining us now is dr. alvarez, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology and is the managing editor of foxnewshealth.com and joins me now, doctor, it is an interesting study and how much stock do you put in it? how big was it and what do we know about night over 4,000 nurses studied over 30 years, published in a reputable, journal of clinical oncology, from the research group at harvard, all of the elements are there, it is a very interesting study, observational, not randomized and these nurses were take as aspirin for other reasons, usually for the prevention of heart disease and they found the low-dose aspirin, 81 milligrams, daily, minimum, 3 or 4 tablets a week had a 50%