Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer

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The one question that needs to be asked by women is “how can I reduce my risk of getting breast cancer?” because all women are at risk. It is very important that all women know how to lessen their chances of getting breast cancer because women are most vulnerable of developing the illness. It is estimated that over “192,370 women will be diagnosed with and 40,170 women will die” of breast cancer in the year 2009; both the number of diagnoses and deaths can be cut in half if women try to lower their risk of breast cancer (seer.cancer.org). If women do not do something for themselves before developing breast cancer, doctors will not be able to do much to keep them alive after they do develop breast cancer if it spreads. However, by actually doing the things that help lower the risk of breast cancer there is no guarantee that breast cancer will never develop, it will delay its development and perhaps that could lead to a woman to not getting breast cancer through all her life, but the chance of getting breast cancer will always be there. Every woman in the world should lower their risk of breast cancer by breastfeeding, if possible, by exercising regularly, by having a nutritious and well balanced diet and by going to a doctor for routine check ups because it can safe their life. According to the article written by S. L. Baker a writer for NaturalNews.com “breastfeeding cuts breast cancer in high risk women by fifty-nine percent”, that is more than any medicine or treatment can do alone. It does not matter for how long women breastfeed their baby as long as they do. A woman could have “breastfed for a total of three months or for more than three years”, or even longer and the results would be the same, a reduction in the ris... ... middle of paper ... ...lthy and well balanced diet, by getting checkups form doctors and if possible by breast feeding women will reduce their risk of breast cancer, but only if these things are done regularly not just once an a while. Also, the risk of breast cancer will stay low for many years perhaps making it that a woman never gets breast cancer if they do all the things or as many as possible that has been recommended above. If any women thinks that they will have a hard time doing any of the things listed above they should look for other women that want to lower their risk of breast caner to and start a group where all women will have support and will be able to accomplish their goals. Neither the exercise, the diet nor the check ups will disrupt someone’s life if they learn to incorporate them in to their daily routine and they will continue to live a happy and fulfilling life.

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