Taliban’s “main leadership” is based in Pakistan and sending militants across the border for attacks in Afghanistan where the Indian embassy and UN agencies were among those targeted, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

“The main leadership of the Taliban that is allied with al-Qaeda is in Pakistan. Now, they send people across the border. They help to fund the Taliban extremists who are, you know, more associated with al-Qaeda than indigenous” groups, Clinton told ABC News in an interview.

When pointed out that the Taliban inside Afghanistan have been at least hiding, Clinton replied “oh absolutely.”

Taliban in Afghanistan are fighting because they get paid to fight, she said. “They have no other way of making a living. You’ve got a very poor population in general,” Clinton said, adding they get paid more to be in the Taliban than they get paid to be as a local police officer.

Also, there are all kinds of internal conflicts in Afghanistan between certain tribal groups or ethnic groups who find it opportunistic to ally with the Taliban, she said. “They’re very conservative. They share a lot of the same, you know, moral or social values. But they’re not a direct threat to us.”

“But then there are those who are targeting American soldiers, who are targeting, you know, United Nations or the Indian embassy or all kinds of other targets. So one of the reasons why I think this review (of the regional policy) that the (US) President has directed is so important, we’re trying to sort out who is the real enemy,” Clinton said.

The goal of the Obama Administration is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda and its extremist allies. “But not every Taliban is an extremist ally. So that’s what we’re trying to make clear, both in our understanding and in our actions,” the Secretary of State said.

Referring to the ongoing review of the Af-Pak strategy being conducted by President Barack Obama, Clinton said there are many options and there are all kinds of approaches that are being presented and considered.

“And it is also not just about troops (for increasing their number). It is about what we do to, you know, work more effectively with not just the government of Afghanistan, but the people of Afghanistan, what we do to create a better situation in Pakistan. I mean, so it’s much more complex than that,” Clinton said. Indian Express.

Being told you have breast cancer is tough emotionally, but regular exercise can help you keep your spirits up, a new study shows.

Among Chinese women diagnosed with breast cancer, those reporting even low levels of regular exercise were more likely to report better physical, mental, and social well-being than those reporting no exercise, Dr. Xiaoli Chen of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues found.

Women who exercised at levels recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services fared best. They reported the highest capacity for daily living and work or study, less distress, better body image, and higher quality relationships, the researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

In addition, the benefits of exercise were still evident more than 36 months after breast cancer diagnosis, Chen noted in an email to Reuters Health.

Examples of recommended levels of exercise include taking about a 45-minute brisk walk 3 days a week, or a 20-minute brisk walk daily; doing yoga for about 40 minutes 3 times a week or 20 minutes daily; or any aerobic exercise for about 30 minutes 3 times a week or 12 minutes daily.

Chen’s team studied the value of exercise in 1,829 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2002 and 2008, when they were nearly 54 years old on average and living in Shanghai, China.

Overall, 95 percent of the women had a mastectomy, 92 percent had chemotherapy and 28 percent had radiation therapy. Approximately 69 percent of the women exercised regularly at 6 months post-diagnosis and 74 percent were exercising regularly 36 months after their diagnosis.

The positive impact of regular exercise on well-being remained when the investigators allowed for numerous other personal characteristics, as well as health and disease related factors associated with quality of life.

These findings provide strong evidence that regular exercise plays an important role in improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors, Chen and colleagues conclude. China Daily

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Each October, pink ribbons flow and women are reminded that breast cancer is the second most common cancer affecting them, with skin cancer being No. 1.

About 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the U.S., and 40,000 will die from it.

That’s why it’s important for women to have the correct information when it comes to this disease.

Here are seven of the most common myths about breast cancer:

1. Myth: A lump in the breast always means cancer.

Fact: Eighty percent of breast lumps are benign, meaning they are not cancerous. Despite this, any woman who discovers a lump should see her doctor immediately and receive a mammogram if the doctor deems necessary, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

2. Myth: Mammograms may cause cancer to spread.

Fact: A mammogram, which is essentially an X-ray of the breast, does not spread cancer. Neither the radiation from the X-ray, nor the pressure from the test can cause cancer to spread. It is also the best method of early detection for women over the age of 40.

3. Myth: There’s no history of breast cancer in my family, so I won’t get it.

Fact: Dr. Marisa Weiss, an oncologist and the president and founder of breastcancer.org, said although women with a family history are at a higher risk for the disease, environmental factors such as drinking, smoking, medication and diet can all influence a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer. Knowing the history of breast cancer on both sides of your family is also important. Just because a woman doesn’t have a history of breast cancer on her mother’s side doesn’t mean she’s at a decreased risk. Her father’s family history of breast cancer also increases a woman’s chances of getting it.

4. Myth: Having a mastectomy is the best way to cure breast cancer and prevent it from coming back.

Fact: Very few women diagnosed with breast cancer actually need a mastectomy, according to Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families. “In fact, most of the women who get mastectomies don’t need them,” she said. “And for women to lose their breasts, in addition to the normal emotional turmoil that they go through having breast cancer, can be harmful emotionally and physically.”

Zuckerman said that about 75 percent of the women who get breast cancer each year will not need mastectomies and will rely instead on chemotherapy, radiation and lumpectomy.

5. Myth: Young women are just as likely to get breast cancer as older women.

Fact: Women older than 50 are most at risk for this disease, Zuckerman said.

Of the nearly 200,000 women who will get breast cancer this year, half will be over the age of 61, said Weiss. About 25,000 women, or less than a quarter of the patients under 61, will be under the age of 40.

“It’s still a significant number, but when you compare it to the overall number of women who get breast cancer, it’s a small percentage,” she said.

6. Myth: Breast cancer is fatal.

Fact: “Breast cancer is not fatal in and of itself,” said Zuckerman. “What makes it fatal is if it goes into other parts of the body and gets into the lymph nodes, lungs and other organs.”

The cancer may also spread to the bones and blood, which increases the risk of fatality. This is why detection and treatment before it spreads is important in the fight against breast cancer.

7. Myth: Men don’t get breast cancer.

Fact: The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 2,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in men this year, and about 450 men will die after getting the disease.

Still, breast cancer is about 100 times more common in women, and women whose fathers are diagnosed with breast cancer are at an increased risk for the disease just as they would be if their mothers are diagnosed with it, Weiss said. Fox News

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