| Breast cancer is a reality many women
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| | measures have proven to help reduce the
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| will have to deal with. Statistics show
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| | risk of developing breast cancer for a
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| that one woman out of nine will develop
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| | woman. It is recommended to exercise
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| breast cancer in her life. Whether it be
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| | regularly, lose any excess weight, lower
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| a dear friend, a close family member or
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| | alcohol consumption and stop smoking. It
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| herself, every woman will be touched by
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| | is also proven that women who breastfeed
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| breast cancer in one way or the other.
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| | their babies are at lower risks to
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| Breast cancer accounts for about 30% of
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| | develop breast cancer.
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| all cancers.
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| | Certain measures, by finding breast
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| Every woman should be aware of the risk
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| | cancer at an earlier stage can lower the
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| factors and change those she can to lower
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| | complication rate and morbidity
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| her risk of developing breast cancer in
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| | associated with this condition. The two
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| her life.
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| | most recommended measures are to do a
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| Women who are not active physically,
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| | mammogram exam every two years after the
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| smoke or consume a lot of alcohol are at
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| | age of 50 (or earlier if a woman has risk
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| higher risk to develop breast cancer.
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| | factors) and doing a breast
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| Women who have their first child at a
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| | self-examination. It is also recommended
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| later age or have never given birth are
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| | for a woman to visit her doctor
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| at higher risk to develop breast cancer.
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| | regularly. One has to know that about two
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| Women who had their first period at an
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| | thirds of breast tumours are found by the
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| earlier age (less than 12 years old) are
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| | woman herself upon doing her
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| at higher risk for breast cancer.
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| | self-examination.
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| Woman who have close family members who
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| | Many organizations and industries have
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| had develop breast cancer are at higher
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| | joined forces to push back breast cancer
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| risk for themselves.
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| | and one can only encourage them by
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| Women who are older. The further a woman
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| | donating time or money for this worthy
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| advances in life, the higher her
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| | cause. There are many researches on
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| probability of developing breast cancer.
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| | breast cancer conducted worldwide and it
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| Women who experience a late menopause
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| | is expected that the near future will see
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| (after 55 years old) have an increase
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| | the decline of this devastating
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| risk of developing breast cancer.
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| | affliction.
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| There is hope however and certain
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