Breast Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer occurs in women. In fact, the disease is also the main cause of
death included women. In Indonesia, it is estimated there are about 350,000
women with breast cancer. But don't worry too much, there are many ways to
prevent breast cancer that can be kept to themselves.
Live
healthy life habits, such as eating more
fruits, abstinence from alcoholic drinks, as well as active exercise may help
prevent breast cancer.
For Starters, Know Your Risk Of
Breast Cancer
Please
note that there are risk-related breast
cancer risks that cannot be avoided, for example, was born as women, genetic
factors, and reaches a certain age. Let's discuss individual commandments
themselves.
•
Genetic factors
Can
not be denied, genetic factors are very
influential to the possibility of the occurrence of breast cancer. This was a
factor in the disease as much as 5-10 percent.
However, there is also a breast cancer sufferers who have absolutely no family
history with similar diseases. This means that environmental factors also
influence, so there are still high hopes to be able to prevent breast cancer
through a healthy lifestyle.
• The age factor
In
the case of breast cancer, the old woman's age is considered the riskier exposed to this disease. Women who
experience first menses at age under 12 years and women who have experienced
menopause after age 55 years are also at risk of developing cancer of the
breast.
• Pregnancy Factors
The
risk of developing breast cancer was higher in the mature women who have never
been pregnant, pregnant for the first time in over 30 years of age, and not
breastfeeding.
• Other factors
other
factors that make risk more of breast cancer increases. These factors are
already have experienced breast cancer before, never had ovarian cancer, have
dense breast tissue, and never exposed to radiation exposure in the area of the
chest at the age of childhood and adolescence.
Already know the risks, is now
focusing on the prevention efforts
In
addition to the risk factors above, there are also risk factors that could
otherwise be avoided. You can prevent breast cancer by avoiding such factors,
i.e. by doing some things below:
• Maintain a fixed ideal weight
Weight
loss closely related to the risk of
breast cancer. Women who are obese after menopause have a risk of developing breast
cancer is 20-40 percent higher than that of normal weight have.
Weight
changes and time of onset of weight gain is allegedly related to the State of
the hormones estrogen and insulin in the body. See this risk, maintaining a
fixed ideal weight is one way to prevent breast cancer that you can do.
• Preferred healthy food
A
healthy diet with an emphasis on the intake of fruit, vegetables, beans
including soybeans, healthy oils, and
high in antioxidants, may help reduce the risk of breast cancer. Women who have
been exposed to any breast cancer her life can be more qualified if avoiding fatty foods. Fatty meat, sausage, cream,
margarine, butter, and oil are different
kinds of foods that should be avoided as a breast cancer prevention efforts.
• Take time to work out
Physically
active can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Instead, the increased risk of
breast cancer in women who have been the years never cultivate his physical
again. The standard for doing the exercise of medium intensity (such as cycling
and brisk walking) is for 2 hours 30 minutes per week.
• Stop smoking habit for whatever
reason
You
who used to be a smoker just still has a risk of developing breast cancer of
6-9 percent higher than those who had never smoked at all. Worse conditions can
you naturally if still active smoking, i.e., 7-13 percent more at risk for
developing cancer of the breast.
• Limit your alcoholic beverage
Consuming
alcoholic drinks one glass each day can increase the risk of developing breast
cancer of 7-12 percent. The potential for developing cancer of the breast will
be higher if the regular drinking of alcoholic beverages over a glass per day.
This can occur because there is a link between alcohol level with changes in
the number of hormones in the blood.
Therefore, reducing the consumption of alcohol is also one of the ways to
prevent breast cancer. Even if it is possible, it is advisable to stop it
altogether.
• Feeding the baby on a regular
basis
Feeding
the baby can help lower breast cancer risk by up to 22 percent.
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