Living in a rural area has a multitude of benefits – cleaner air, less noise, and more relaxing surroundings, just to name a few.
If you’re fighting cancer from a rural area of the country, your location may also boost your odds of survival quite significantly, research shows (though it may be because of the type of general practitioners (GPs) you’re more likely to find in the country).
Let’s not knock city living. There are lots of awesome things about living in a big city, but it can be a much more stressful environment than rural and even suburban environments.
Air pollution – a major problem in cities – has been linked to greater breast density, which is a precursor to breast cancer. Even the constant sound of vehicles passing by has been associated with weight-gain.
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If you’re fighting cancer from a rural area of the country, your location may also boost your odds of survival quite significantly, research shows (though it may be because of the type of general practitioners (GPs) you’re more likely to find in the country).
Let’s not knock city living. There are lots of awesome things about living in a big city, but it can be a much more stressful environment than rural and even suburban environments.
Air pollution – a major problem in cities – has been linked to greater breast density, which is a precursor to breast cancer. Even the constant sound of vehicles passing by has been associated with weight-gain.
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