Uterine Cancer Reduced by Diet, Exercise, Coffee

Uterine Cancer Reduced by Diet, Exercise, Coffee


Coffee contains antioxidants which may boost health

The risk of uterine cancer can be reduced by exercise, diet and possibly drinking coffee, research suggests.

Almost half of cases of uterine cancer in the US – about 3,700 a year – could be prevented through keeping slim and active, a review of data shows.

Researchers say women can reduce their risk with at least 30 minutes of daily exercise and keeping a healthy weight.  They found that coffee may reduce risk.


Uterine cancer is mostly diagnosed in women aged over 60.  Symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge and, less commonly, pain in the lower abdomen or during sex.
There is no reliable screening system to detect uterine cancer among the general population

Endometrial cancer – cancer of the womb lining – is the fourth most common of all cancers in women.

In the first global analysis since 2007, Imperial College London researchers collated and reviewed scientific research on endometrial cancer, and links with diet, physical activity and body weight.

The study found evidence that about 3,700 cases could be prevented every year if women were active for 38 minutes a day and maintained a healthy body weight.

In the UK only 56% of women follow recommendations to be physically active for at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week, while only 39% have a healthy weight.

If you are physically active and if you don’t have excess body weight you can reduce your risk of womb cancer and improve your health in general.

Karen Sadler, executive director of the World Cancer Research Fund added: “The evidence on coffee is very interesting and is a further indication of the potential link between coffee and the risk of cancer but a lot more work still needs to be done.

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