Breast cancer survivors who follow healthy lifestyle guidelines enjoy better physical health, a new study finds.

The benefit held even for women who had received chemotherapy as treatment.

Higher alignment with American Cancer Society guidelines meant better health at all three assessment points.

The guidelines call for a healthy weight, regular activity, a plant-rich diet and limited alcohol.

Survivors were grouped by treatment and compared with women without cancer.

The study was led by Clara Bodelon of the American Cancer Society.

It was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Read the full article for more details on the breast cancer lifestyle study.