Housework for Breast Cancer Protection

(London) Cancer Research UK studied more than 200,000 women in nine European countries and found that housework reduces the risk of breast cancer.

Cooking, washing, dusting, mopping and vacuuming for 16 to 17 hours a week are believed to produce hormonal and metabolic changes which reduce breast cancer risk by 20 to 30 percent. The research results are published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.

"Honey, it's for your own good. Now, get out in the kitchen and rattle those pots and pans."