Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Food/exercise Journals
- Flaxseed
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Mammograms
- Health Club Memberships
Step1
Get a mammogram done annually if you are over 40 years of age.
Step2
Have a clinical breast examination (CBE) done annually by a health care professional if you are over 40 years of age - preferably around the time that you receive your mammogram.
Step3
Have a CBE done once every three years if you are 20 to 39 years of age.
Step4
Conduct a breast self-exam monthly if you are over 20 years of age.
Step5
Cut down on cigarettes - researchers have estimated that nearly 50 percent of women are sensitive to the carcinogens in tobacco, which means an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Step6
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables: They contain antioxidant vitamins and other nutrients that can help in cancer prevention.
Step7
Eat foods high in phytoestrogen, a chemical found in soy products, flaxseed and whole grains.
Step8
Reduce alcohol intake, which has been statistically linked to an increase in the risk of breast cancer.
Step9
Exercise regularly and maintain a normal body weight; both of these factors help in breast cancer prevention.
Comments
Alia said
on 5/13/2007 Soy is not recommended, especially soy supplements, after a diagnosis of breast cancer, most especially after a diagnosis of estrogen positive breast cancer. Eating some soy is not a problem, but supplements are discouraged.
Anonymous said
on 1/9/2008 Everynight be sure to sleep without your bra as it has been told that breasts can become constrained when sleeping-especially if you sleep on your chest.
Women often find sleeping without a bra to be quite uncomfortable but if it reduces the chances of breast cancer, I think its worth it-you get used to it after a few days.
Sam xx
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 They're believed to prevent cancer.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Breastfeeding her babies lowers a mother's risk of getting breast cancer.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Breastfeed your baby. A wonderful way to perfect nourishsment and mother bonding for baby, and protection for mom. Statistics show that breast cancer rates are significantly lower in mothers who breastfeed--but that means fully, not just a token amount.