Exercise could help in breast cancer fight

NEW YORK -- Charity walks and runs foster camaraderie and raise awareness - and for some breast cancer patients, exercise may also boost their odds of survival.

In a review released Monday, University Of North Carolina researchers found women with breast cancer who exercise cut their chance of dying from it by a third. The bad news? Barely a third of these women currently meet physical activity guidelines after they are diagnosed.

Among African-American women, the situation is even worse. Regardless of treatment, these women are significantly less likely to exercise enough after diagnosis and have the highest likelihood of dying from their cancer.

So for the millions of American women living with breast cancer, the study is literally a call to action.