2023-07-18 09:13:13
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Recurrences of breast cancer: bet on a better lifestyle
A new study published in the scientific journal JAMA demonstrates the effectiveness of a healthier lifestyle in preventing recurrence and mortality from high-risk breast cancers.
A 58% reduction in the risk of mortality and 37% reduction in breast cancer recurrences : here are the strong and positive conclusions of a new American study(1) analyzing the effectiveness of prevention recommendations relating to lifestyle for women with breast cancer at high risk of recurrence.
These results are the result of analyzes carried out by the scientific team on a cohort of 1,340 women aged 50 on average treated for breast cancer (pathological stage I to III) considered to be at high risk. Thus, the researchers looked at the lifestyle of the participants before, during and up to two years following the treatment. To do this, they analyzed the adherence of these women to seven lifestyle recommendations issued by l’American Institute for Cancer Research et l’American Cancer Society :
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Participants who completed all of these advice continuously and having therefore adopted a much healthier lifestyle obtained the best scores for reduction in mortality (- 58%) and recurrence (- 37%). But that’s not all. The researchers point out that some recommendations seem to have more impact than others. Thus, the patients never smoked and having met or exceeded the instructions in terms ofphysical activity saw their risk of mortality reduced by almost 45% and that of recurrence reduced by 35% just by following these two Rules of Conduct. Conversely, lowering alcohol consumption and maintaining a normal BMI was not significantly associated with reduced mortality or recurrence, the team explaining this last point by the speciousness of body mass index (IMC).
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However, the seven points of recommendation described in this study fall within part of a healthier general lifestyle that is relatively easy to implement. Really good news as the prevalence of this type of cancer continues to increase worldwide. As a reminder, in France, 60,000 breast cancers are diagnosed each year. So, according to statistics, every eighth woman will face this disease in her life and 15 to 20%(3) of them are at risk of a recurrence following ten years. Finally, on average, breast cancer causes 12,000 deaths per year in France.
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