| rs and researchers are sifting through tons of | | | | impact on a woman’s breast health. These |
| promising data to conclude how breast cancer occurs. | | | | direct impacts include the genetic makeup of the |
| From there, they hope to find ways that will prevent | | | | woman or medicines that she is taking to live |
| the disease from striking women. To this day, | | | | healthier. However, little information is known |
| doctors are baffled by the mystery surrounding this | | | | regarding the indirect factors that can affect a |
| silent killer. Why do some women get breast cancer | | | | woman’s breast health. These indirect factors |
| but others do not? | | | | include but aren’t limited to: exercise, air |
| Every person knows someone who is suffering or | | | | quality, time together with friends/family and |
| has suffered from breast cancer. When faced with | | | | meditation. |
| this particular issue, many women wonder if they too | | | | When trying to understand breast cancer and its |
| will become afflicted with the disease. This is a | | | | factors, women need to know that anything that |
| normal reaction to something fearful. Women often | | | | amplifies their chances of getting the disease is a risk |
| look for ways to lessen their chances of getting | | | | factor. When a factor reduces the woman’s |
| breast cancer. However, there just isn’t | | | | chance of getting breast cancer, it’s known |
| enough prevention data out for women to make | | | | as a protective factor. |
| effective health choices to keep the disease at bay. | | | | Women do have some control over breast cancer |
| There is no way to prevent the disease from striking | | | | risk factors. For instance, if a woman is overweight, |
| a woman at the present moment. | | | | she can lose the extra baggage she carries. An |
| Researchers are looking to two factors, internal and | | | | informed decision regarding the medicines she takes |
| external, which affect women’s health, thus | | | | is another control factor. |
| increasing the chances of them getting the disease. | | | | While women can controls some aspects of their |
| Internal Factors | | | | health, there are still many others they cannot |
| What sort of internal factors are used by | | | | change. This includes gender. Women are at much |
| researchers in determining why a woman may or | | | | greater risk than men to develop breast cancer. |
| may not get breast cancer? For starters, they will | | | | Why? Men’s bodies do not have near as |
| look at genetics. Those are the genes that are given | | | | much estrogen and progesterone which is vital in |
| at conception by the parents. Next, hormones are | | | | growing normal and abnormal breast cells. Another |
| then looked at followed by illness, feelings and finally | | | | factor that cannot be changed is age. Growing older |
| thoughts. | | | | is a part of life. |
| External Factors | | | | If a woman wants to reduce her chances of getting |
| What sort of external factors do researchers look at | | | | breast cancer, she could find ways to raise the |
| when making a breast cancer determination in | | | | protective factors to outweigh the internal factors |
| women? They tend to look at the air everyone | | | | that are already working against her. However, |
| breathes, the food and drinks that are consumed. | | | | controlling those factors to work in her favor does |
| They’ll look at music and noise as well as | | | | not mean she will not get breast cancer. Yet, women |
| people and lastly, stress. Each day, the external | | | | can be at high risk to get the disease but never |
| factors enter the human body. Another thing | | | | develop it. |
| researchers look at when dissecting the factors is | | | | Women should always speak with their physician |
| how these external factors are inhaled into the body. | | | | regarding their risk factors behind breast cancer. The |
| This can include the home, the workplace or the | | | | more women know, the better the chance of |
| people women are around. | | | | surviving this disease. |
| Researchers know that two factors will have a direct | | | | |