one out of every 8 women will get breast cancer in the course of a 90-year life span
What Can Make Your Risk for Breast Cancer Go Down?
eating a healthy diet
Losing extra weight
Regular exercise
Reducing alcohol use
Quitting smoking
Minimizing/eliminating extra estrogen
Preventive measures for high risk (surgery, medication)
What Can Make Your Risk for Breast Cancer Go Up?
Personal or family history
of breast cancer
Smoking
Excessive weight
Prolonged estrogen exposure
Abnormal breast cell growth
First full-term pregnancy after age 30
Never having a full-term pregnancy
Heavy alcohol use
Early start of menstruation
Late menopause
jjmm: if you want more information about BC you can go breastcancer.org
good luck
What Can Make Your Risk for Breast Cancer Go Down?
eating a healthy diet
Losing extra weight
Regular exercise
Reducing alcohol use
Quitting smoking
Minimizing/eliminating extra estrogen
Preventive measures for high risk (surgery, medication)
What Can Make Your Risk for Breast Cancer Go Up?
Personal or family history
of breast cancer
Smoking
Excessive weight
Prolonged estrogen exposure
Abnormal breast cell growth
First full-term pregnancy after age 30
Never having a full-term pregnancy
Heavy alcohol use
Early start of menstruation
Late menopause
jjmm: if you want more information about BC you can go breastcancer.org
good luck