People with breast cancer who exercise and drink tea regularly may be less likely to develop depression, according to a study of 1,399 women enrolled in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study in China.
The women were interviewed about exercise and dietary habits six months after they were diagnosed with cancer and again a year later, when they were also asked about symptoms of depression.
All types of exercise decreased the risk for clinical depression, as did drinking more than 100 grams of tea leaves a month. The tea most commonly drunk was green tea.
SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Oncology 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.0565
Editor: Dr Ramesh Manocha.