| Breast cancer is the most common cancer among | | | | unchangeable factors associated with an increased |
| women in the United States, accounting for one in | | | | risk of breast cancer, there are other factors you |
| three of all women cancer cases diagnosed. In 2005 | | | | can control. Lifestyle factors, including drinking two or |
| alone, more than 211,000 women will be diagnosed | | | | more drinks a day and not exercising, along with |
| with the disease, according to the American Cancer | | | | being obese, all increase the risk. Along these lines, |
| Society, along with nearly 1,700 men. | | | | eating a healthy diet that includes the foods and |
| It's estimated that over 40,000 women will die of | | | | nutrients noted below may help to reduce your risk |
| breast cancer this year, surpassed only by lung | | | | and prevent you from becoming one of the one in |
| cancer deaths. Another 460 men will also die from | | | | seven U.S. women (or smaller number of U.S. men) |
| the disease. | | | | who has, or will develop, breast cancer during her |
| While age (over 65) and family history are | | | | lifetime. |