50 Everyday Habits That Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer | No.6-12

  Each October brings pink ribbons and fund-raising for breast cancer research. These 50 expert-approved habits may help reduce your risk year round.

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Just say NO to “ultra-processed” foods

Skipping sodas, packaged snacks, instant noodles, chicken nuggets, and frozen meals may lower your risk for developing breast cancer, according to a study in BMJ. A 10 percent increase in the proportion of ultra-processed foods in the diet is associated with a 10 percent increase in risks of overall cancer and breast cancer, the study showed.

 

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Try a better mammogram

An annual mammogram compresses the breasts and can be painful. For some women, the fear of being uncomfortable may result in skipped appointments. Hologic’s 3D Mammography  with new Smart Curve technology is designed specifically for the curvature of the female breast and helps make the screens comfy and even more accurate.”

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Cook with olive oil

A big part of the healthful and life-extending Mediterranean diet, olive oil may also help reduce breast cancer risk, according to a Spanish study in JAMA Internal Medicine. In the five-year study of 4,300 women who consumed a Mediterranean-style diet, one group of women consumed extra servings of extra virgin olive oil, another added an extra serving of nuts, and the third control arm reduced fat. The group supplemented with olive oil had 62 percent fewer breast cancer diagnoses than the women who only cut back on fat. These are breast cancer symptoms you might not know about.

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Enjoy your morning joe

That daily cup of joe that gets you going in the a.m. may also reduce your chances of developing breast cancer. Coffee drinkers had a lower incidence of breast cancer than women who rarely drank coffee, but once researchers controlled for lifestyle factors affecting breast cancer rates, such as age at menopause, exercise, weight, education, and family history, the protective effect of coffee was only measurable for estrogen receptor-negative breast cancers. The findings are published in Breast Cancer Research.

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Don’t upset the apple cart

An apple a day really may keep the doctor away. Apples and their peels are loaded with cancer-fighting compounds called triterpenoids and phytochemicals that can inhibit or kill tumor growth in breast cancer cells, Cornell University researchers report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

 

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Go nuts

When mice with human breast cancer ate the human equivalent of two servings of walnuts each day, they slowed their cancer’s growth rate, according to a study in Nutrition and Cancer from the Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia. Plus, the group of mice that ate walnuts had fewer tumors than those that didn’t eat the nuts. Walnuts contain more antioxidants of higher quality than other nuts.

 

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Know your density

Knowing your breast density can give you a head start on breast cancer. In a study of more than 100,000 women and more than 300,000 screening exams, breast density was linked to greater risk for breast cancer, and women with dense breasts showed higher rates of additional re-screening and biopsies compared with women who had non-dense breasts.”Women who participate in mammography screening need to know if they have dense breast tissue and, if so, discuss with their healthcare providers screening beyond the mammogram,”says Dr. Tran Vuong Thao Nghi, I specialization in Medical and Radiation Oncology,(Senior Oncologist, City International Hospital). “Women with dense breast tissue have a higher than average risk of getting breast cancer. Additionally, mammograms can mask cancer in dense breasts, making it challenging to detect cancer at its earliest stage.”

 It’s important to check your breasts regularly because the earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance of successful treatment. It doesn’t matter when you check your breasts, as long as you check them regularly. 

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Tests included

Women

Age </= 40 

Women

Age > 40 
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Specialist consultation     
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