Is there a way to decrease your chances of getting breast cancer ?

Question

I want to get a head start so maybe I won't have breast cancer. Any tips?

Answer 1

Well research has shown that having kids decreases the chances.  So does breast feeding.  Also, trying to eat healthy, exercise, and avoiding toxins should help.

Answer 2

Eating healthy is the best and working out 3 days a week- doing your own breast examinations, getting mammograms and yearly female annual exams- you have a better chance of not getting it if it doesn't run in your family- if it does you can get mammograms earlier than 40. taking away a lot of sugars and animal fats are healthy life styles anyway- good luck!

Answer 3

yes there is a way to decrease breast cancer by checking your self and going to the doctor's now and than and always eat healthy  

Answer 4

The thing is, nobody knows what causes breast cancer, so nobody can tell you how to prevent it.

There isn't a scrap of evidence that diet or certain foods will help.

Breast cancer is sometimes hereditary, but this is rare - only 5-10% of breast cancer cases are hereditary.

There are recognised risk factors, but they ARE only risk factors, not causes. Most people who have all these risk factors don't get breast cancer.

The biggest risk factor is getting older; breast cancer is mainly a disease of ageing, and 80% othose diagnosed with it are over 50.

The other known risk factors are:

Having children at an older age or not at all. The more children a woman has may also slightly lower her risk. Breast-feedinghelps protect against the disease. The longer a woman breast feeds her children, the more she lowers her risk.

Starting periods at a younger than average age (under 12) or having a late menopause (after 55)

Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes a small increase in risk. However, the risk gradually returns to normal after you stop taking them.

Being overweight (especially after the menopause).

Regularly drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol per day slightly increases the risk of breast cancer.

Having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer increases the risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast.

Again, these are  only risk factors, not causes.; ticking one, some or all these boxes does not mean you will get breast cancer, and many people who are diagnosed with breast cancer have none of these risk factors.

I'm guessing from your Q&A - and forgive me if I'm wrong - that you're quite young. The American Cancer Society and other cancer organisations recommend that women start breast self-examination at the age of 20. Being aware of how your b*****s usually are and reporting any changes to your doctor is the best thing you can do as you get older.

Other than that there's not much you can do; try to enjoy your life and not worry too much about cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 50 - I'm glad I didn't waste any of those 50 years worrying about getting it

Answer 5

Don't smoke, eat right, get plenty of exercise, and come from a family with no history of breast cancer!