| Sadly, breast cancer is something that should be on | | | | assuring to know that it is curable if caught early |
| every woman's mind. Studies have shown that | | | | enough. For this reason, it is important you know |
| around 12 percent of all women will develop breast | | | | how to detect breast cancer and take the proper |
| cancer at some point in their life. This is a staggering | | | | precautionary measures. The easiest way to detect |
| number making it all the more important you | | | | it is to get regular mammograms. Recent studies |
| understand the things you can do to prevent it and | | | | have shown that women who get regular |
| how to detect it. | | | | mammograms had a 4 percent risk of dying of |
| To begin with, let's take a look at some of the | | | | breast cancer while women who were not screened |
| prevention tips for breast cancer. First and foremost, | | | | had a 56 percent chance of death. |
| figure out what your body mass index is as this can | | | | In addition to getting checked regularly, take the time |
| be a forewarning for whether or not you develop | | | | to find out whether you or women close to you |
| the disease. Studies have shown that women with a | | | | have dense breasts. What this means is the breast |
| body mass index on the lower end of the scale for | | | | cells grow and multiply more rapidly, increasing your |
| their height will actually lower their risk for breast | | | | risk. Scheduling a breast exam with a doctor can help |
| cancer. | | | | you determine if you have dense breasts. |
| With that said, it is important you get out and | | | | Finally, be open and talk to a doctor about what |
| exercise at least 30 minutes three to five days a | | | | other tests there are out there. To many women's |
| week. While this will help keep the weight down, | | | | surprise, mammograms are only 16 to 40 percent |
| simply being active can help prevent cancer by | | | | accurate. On the contrary, ultrasounds and MRIs can |
| keeping hormone levels healthy. | | | | detect breast tumors that would never show up on |
| As for your diet, make sure you are eating plenty of | | | | mammograms. MRIs have been found to be 70 to |
| fruits and vegetables as this can go a long way | | | | 100 percent accurate. |
| toward preventing breast cancer. In addition, limit | | | | Breast cancer is something that is a part of our |
| your alcohol intake to one drink per day. More than | | | | society and it is important you do what you can to |
| one drink a day will boost the effect of other toxins | | | | prevent it if at all possible. But because it is not |
| and can directly damage DNA, thus leading to cancer. | | | | always preventable, make sure you are taking the |
| While no one wants to go through treatment, it is | | | | proper precautions to detect it early on. |