Comments on: But what does it do for prostate cancer?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:16:54 +0000

They could’ve also said “Researchers found regular moderate exercise such as walking/insert-any-other-moderate-exercise-here provides greater protection from the disease than more strenuous but less frequent sporting activity.” Why they felt the need to throw housework specifically in there, I could not say. Unless it’s some type of “hint.”

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:18:51 +0000

To see this as a cause and effect relationship seems like faulty reasoning. It makes more sense to say that the kind of woman who keeps her house clean is also the kind of woman (i.e. responsible and health-motivated) who takes care of herself in other ways. Unless they had some way to control other activity factors (like taking the dog for a walk every day), I’m not sure it’s the housework keeping these women healthy.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:08:45 +0000

Just what I need…one more risk factor! My mom is one of six girls in her family, and the only one to have had BC (she’s fine now). I’ve also never given birth, which puts me higher on the risk list. Last year our local newscast reported a study that found (for some reason) that of all the cities in my state, the one that I live in had a higher incidence of BC in women over age (mumble mumble). Oy.