Active women are 56% less likely to develop endometrial cancer.

Women who had the greatest lifetime physical activity and who continued moderate intensity activity had 56% lower risk of endometrial cancer, compared to those who were least active. Women who were obese and overweight, and therefore at highest risk, benefitted the most from an active lifestyle.

PositiveTip: Keep moving throughout life! Make moderate physical activity a part of your daily schedule.

Women with highest soy intake had lowest risk for endometrial and ovarian cancers.

A meta-analysis of five published studies on soy food intake and risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers revealed that those women who consumed the highest amounts of soy had the lowest risk of these cancers. More than 169,000 women from China, Italy, Japan and the U.S. were included in the studies. It is postulated that the soy isoflavones bind to estrogen receptors and stimulate anticancer properties.

PositiveTip: Consumption of moderate amounts of soy foods appears to be not only safe, but may be quite protective as well.