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** __How YOU can prevent Breast Cancer!__ **
 * **Limit alcohol. ** A link exists between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, but the strength of the link remains to be determined. To protect oneself from breast cancer, consider limiting alcohol to less than one drink a day or avoid alcohol completely
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 * ** Maintain a healthy weight. ** There's a clear link between obesity, weighing more than is appropriate for your age and height, and breast cancer, especially if you gain the weight later in life, particularly after menopause. Experts speculate that estrogen production in fatty tissue may be the link between obesity and breast cancer [[image:Healthy_Weight.jpg width="169" height="169" align="right"]] risk.
 * ** Stay physically active. ** Regular exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight may aid in breast cancer prevention. Aim for exercise for most days of the week.
 * ** Consider limiting fat in your diet. ** Results from the study of dietary fat and breast cancer risk suggest a decrease in risk of invasive breast cancer for women who eat a low-fat diet. But the effect is modest but you may even decrease your risk of other diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. And a low-fat diet may protect against breast cancer in another way if it helps you maintain a healthy weight, a factor that can also elevate a person’s risk of breast cancer. Limit fat intake to [[image:excercise007.jpg width="141" height="181" align="left"]] less than 35 percent of your daily calories, especially the foods high in saturated fats.
 * ** Avoid long- ** **term hormone therapy. ** Hormone Therapy that is used to relieve the symptoms of women’s’ menopause can induce more cancerous cells, or defective cells because of estrogen levels. Talk to your doctor on eliminating or using a short-term hormone therapy. You may be able to manage your menopausal symptoms with exercise, dietary changes or non--hormonal therapies that have been shown to provide some relief.
 * **Eliminate excessive use of Antibiotics. ** Scientists have found a link between the long-term use of antibiotics and the risk of breast cancer. The longer the use of antibiotics, the more elevated the risk of breast cancer becomes.
 * **Birth control Pills? ** Data from many previous studies suggest a slight increase in risk of premenopausal breast cancer. These studies [[image:antibiotics.jpg width="278" height="222" align="left"]]showed that women who took the pill for four or more years before their first full-term pregnancy had a large increase in premenopausal breast cancer risk. Experts analyzing all the risk data estimate that birth control pill use causes, at most, 4.7 out of 10,000 cases of premenopausal breast cancer.
 * **Regular Mammograms. ** Regular screening tests for breast cancer, such as an annual mammogram and a breast exam during your annual checkup, allow you and your doctor to ensure that your breasts are as healthy as they can be. Screening also increases the likelihood that your doctor will find breast cancer early, when it's most treatable.

**Quiz Question: List three of the seven ways to prevent breast cancer. - - -**

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