How to Find Out Your Breast Cancer Risk Factor and How to Lower Your Risk

To mark breast cancer awareness month is theThe calculator is a direct educational response to the
newly launched online breast cancer risk levelsurvey results the NBCC found in 2003 that there is
calculator. You can simply enter information abouta lot of confusion about the things that may increase
your life style and family health history (no namesa woman's chance of developing breast cancer,
and strict privacy protection) and then get told whatknown as risk factors. A surprising number of women
your personal risk of evaluation.were not aware that life style choices like drinking
This free calculator is available for women and men allalcohol and being overweight were known cancer risk
over the world and only takes moments to completefactors as well as a higher rate of risk with age.
to find out your own personal risk factors and wayIt is important to separate the fact from the fiction
to helpful information on how to your risk. Theabout cancer risk factors. With an understanding of
National Breast Cancer Centre has launched thethe things that may increase your chance of
breast cancer risk calculator, coordinating with Pinkdeveloping cancer, you can take positive steps to
Ribbon Day, to arm women and men withreduce your risk. Medical research is also finding that
information about the disease. NBCC director Helenby reducing your risk factors for cancer you also can
Zorbas said the online calculator processedreduce risks for other major illnesses like heart
information including a person's age, genetic history,disease so it has a much broader benefit.
height, weight, and alcohol intake. It then advises youThe breast cancer risk calculator is on the NBCC
of your risk level.website at
"Importantly the calculator also provides usefulThis site is full of research and information and is well
information about lifestyle changes women may wishworth the read. So empower yourself with the facts
to make to reduce their risk," Dr Zorbas said.so you can improve your health's resilience. This new
"Unfortunately no one can guarantee that any oneand useful free calculator to test your risk levels as
woman will never develop breast cancer, but it iswell as providing information to lower your personal
important that women are aware of what canrisk is available for all.
potentially put them at risk."