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New research has revealed that a single session of weight training can help fight breast cancer.

Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia investigated how resistance training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) affect cancer cells.

One key benefit is the boosting of myokines, a protein produced by muscles that could reduce cancer growth by 20% to 30%, according to a press release.

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The study, published in the journal Springer Nature, randomly allocated a single bout of resistance training or HIIT to 32 breast cancer survivors.

Blood samples were collected before and after exercise and were measured for cell growth.

The researchers discove

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