Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can also appear in men. In the U.S.A, a research conducted showed that, breast cancer affects one in eight women. Below are certain acts to avoid in order to stop the development of breast cancer in woman:
1. Stop Smoking
Many people believe that smoking only impacts the lungs, but smoking accounts for 30% of deaths related to cancer. It can be quite difficult to quit smoking, but you can talk to your doctor about quitting.
2. Be Active
Women who are physically active have less of a risk of many kinds of cancers including breast cancer. It helps to keep their weight down. Women who are a healthy weight have a reduced risk of cancer. Maintaining a normal weight helps reduce inflammation in the body, which can discourage the growth of cancer cells.
3. Keep Weight in Check
It’s easy to tune out because it gets said so often, but maintaining a healthy weight is an important goal for everyone. Being overweight can increase the risk of many different cancers, including breast cancer, especially after menopause.
4. Eat Your Fruits & Vegetables and Avoid Too Much Alcohol
A healthy diet can help lower the risk of breast cancer. Try to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and keep alcohol at moderate levels or lower (a drink a day or under). While moderate drinking can be good for the heart in older adults, even low levels of intake can increase the risk of breast cancer. If you don’t drink, don’t feel you need to start. If you drink moderately, there’s likely no reason to stop. But, if you drink more, you should cut down or quit.
5. Avoid Post-Menopausal Hormones
Post-menopausal hormones shouldn’t be taken long term to prevent chronic diseases, like osteoporosis and heart disease. Studies show they have a mixed effect on health, increasing the risk of some diseases and lowering the risk of others, and both estrogenonly hormones and estrogen-plus-progestin hormones increase the risk of breast cancer. If women do take post-menopausal hormones, it should be for the shortest time possible. The best person to talk to about the risks and benefits of post-menopausal hormones is your doctor.
6. Healthy Eating
While healthy eating can keep overall weight in check, it’s important to eat healthier because vegetables have cancer fighting properties. When you’re eating more vegetables, you’re staying away from foods like red meat, which can increase the risk of many cancers. Greens like broccoli, Brussel sprouts and cabbage have anti-cancer effects. Tomatoes contain lycopene, which blocks free radicals in the body.
7. Breastfeeding
During the time when a mother breastfeeds, her breasts go through changes that can help reduce the risk of cancer. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the breasts are shedding tissue, which means that cells with potential damage could be removed. Along with the shedding of breast tissue, the body experiences hormonal changes during breastfeeding. In many women who are lactating, hormones like estrogen are reduced
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