What can I do to prevent breast cancer?
Early detection is the very best weapon against breast cancer. Although there is no known “prevention” you can increase your chances of beating breast cancer by leading a healthy lifestyle, performing routine self-breast exams, receiving a clinical breast exam, as recommended by your health care provider, and following guidelines for regular screening mammograms. Remember that early detection of breast cancer is almost 100% curable.
What is the best way to find my cancer early, before it has spread? These are two of the most common questions women have. Here’s what we know: Breast Cancer Prevention There is nothing that you can do to ensure that you absolutely do not get breast cancer. But there are some things that appear to help reduce breast cancer risk. Breast Cancer Detection For decades, women have heard that the best hope of curing breast cancer is finding it early. To that end, doctors have taught women about the importance of three breast cancer screening techniques: breast self-exam, clinical breast exam (a breast exam done by a health professional), and mammography. This emphasis on breast cancer screening has perpetuated the belief that all breast cancers can be cured if they are found early. It also leads people to believe that all women who survive breast cancer do so because their cancer was found early. The latest research, however, indicates that neither of these beliefs appears to be true. It now
Early detection is the very best weapon against breast cancer. Although there is no known “prevention” you can increase your chances of beating breast cancer by leading a healthy lifestyle, performing routine self-breast exams, receiving a clinical breast exam, as recommended by your health care provider, and following guidelines for regular screening mammograms. Remember that early detection of breast cancer is almost 100% curable. Early detection is the key!
Thomas-Grube even when breast cancer treatment is successful, memories of the emotional trauma remain. “The scars are there,” she says. Just like the Oliver twins, she is doing something about it. “I just signed up for a mentorship program a few weeks ago,” she says. There are many sites on the web dedicated to breast cancer research and education. Go to www.force.org, www.bebrightpink.com, www.breastcancer.org or wwww.komen.org. “We hope that we can raise money to help find the cure for breast cancer,” says Jennifer. “Maybe with the money we raise we can save women’s live,” says Julianne. “If there was the money for the treatments we have today, we might have been able to meet our grandmother.
We do not know how to prevent breast cancer in men. Return to top Developed by McKesson Health Solutions LLC. Published by McKesson Health Solutions LLC. This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. The information is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional.
