8 Ways to Reduce your Risk of Breast Cancer

I always hear of things that we should be doing to help lower our risks of getting cancer. However sometimes I just chalk it off as something I will worry about later, or tell myself that I am already doing this stuff. However, with the rates of women who are being diagnosed with breast cancer getting younger I am becoming more determined to do what I can to avoid the risks. I recently found this article from msnbc.com and since it's breast cancer awareness month I decided to share with you all, in the hopes that you too will start taking better control of your life and maybe helping to avoid the risks out there.

By Linda Carroll, contributor

The average American woman’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is one in nine. While that’s a pretty scary statistic, there are some simple things you can do to lower the likelihood that you will develop cancer. While the biggest risk factors — genes and old age — are beyond your control, there are some lifestyle modifications that you can make that will help you chip away at your risk.

The impact of a single modification won’t be huge, but some scientists believe that the benefits of these changes can add up. So, the more modifications you make, the lower your risk of developing breast cancer. Beyond that, many of the lifestyle modifications recommended for breast cancer prevention have the added benefit of protecting you from heart disease, which remains the leading killer of women in the United States.

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