Prevention of Breast Cancer

1. Keep track of your weight – overweight person is prone to breast and different types of cancer. This danger escalates in days after the menopause. Hence, one should keep their weight in check and reduce the chances of cancer.

2. Stay active – daily exercise lasting around 30 minutes can reduces the probability of cancer by a great extent.

3. Bye to tobacco –consuming tobacco invites breast and other forms of cancer. Hence, one should do away with chewing and smoking tobacco.

4. Reduced consumption of alcohol – heavy dose of alcohol consumption can lead to breast and other forms of cancer. Therefore, we should not consume alcohol and reduce the dosage greatly.

5. Breastfeeding – In women, who have breastfed infants for a year, the occurrence of breast cancer seems greatly reduced.

6. Less intake of contraceptive pills –women should use contraceptive pills as limited as possible. Often women use the pills in their late 30s and invite several problems including cancer.

7. Avoid hormone therapy after menopause –longer sessions of hormone therapy may lead to increase in estrogen. This increase can invite breast cancer. Go for the therapy after consulting a doctor.

8. Regular medical check-ups–regular medical screenings and check-ups can diagnose breast cancer at early stages. This enables complete cure of the ailment. Hence, one should monitor knots and rashes on breast. Moreover, a greater awareness in male partners can reduce the chances of breast cancer massively.

9. Refrain of edibles consisting chemicals and pesticides – pesticides and chemicals have nearly 40 cancer-causing substances. We should refrain from having processed and packaged edibles which come with a higher concentration of preservatives. Organic fruits and vegetables can be better alternatives.

10. Fruits, veggies and beans – Non-starch vegetables, fruits are low on glycaemic index. These are slow to digest and help in maintaining glucose level in blood. Hence, they are helpful in prevention of cancer.