How to Prevent Breast Cancer Turns Easy

Breast cancer is not really one of the most common types of cancer in women. In fact, this disease is counted as the main cause of death of women. In Indonesia, it is estimated that there are around 350,000 women with breast cancer. But don't really worry, there are many steps to avoid breast cancer that you can try on your own.

The habit of pioneering a healthy life, such as consuming more fruits, avoiding alcoholic drinks, and also actively exercising can sustain breast cancer avoidance.

As a First Step, Know the Risk of Breast Cancer

Please note that there are risks associated with breast cancer that can not be avoided, if born as a woman, genetic factors, and achieve a certain age. Let's discuss them one by one.

•     Genetic factors

    Can not be denied, too much genetic factors can influence the occurrence of breast cancer. This factor contributes to the following illnesses by 5-10 percent. Nevertheless, there are also breast cancer sufferers who have no family history with similar diseases. This means that environmental factors are considered influential, so there are high expectations available to be able to prevent breast cancer through a healthy type of life.

•     Factor

    In the case of breast cancer, the longer the woman's age is recognized, the longer the risk of this disease. The average problem of breast cancer is found in women over the age of 50 years. Women who experience menstruation for the first time under the age of 12 years. and women who experience menopause after age 55 years. counted at risk of developing breast cancer.

•     Factor

    Pregnancy is counted as being available in conjunction with breast cancer. The risk of developing breast cancer is higher for adult women who have never been pregnant, for the first time pregnant with age above 30 years, and not breastfeeding.

•     Factor

    In addition to the factors mentioned above, there are other factors that make breast cancer risk increased. The following factors are having experienced breast cancer before, having had ovarian cancer, having dense breast tissue, and having been exposed to radiation in the chest area towards childhood and adolescence.

Already Know the Risks, Now Focus on Prevention

In addition to the above risk factors, there are a number of risk factors that can actually be avoided. You are able to inhibit breast cancer together to keep these factors away, that is, along with some of the following:

•     Maintain ideal body weight

    Weight is closely related to the risk of breast cancer. Women who are obese after menopause have a risk of developing breast cancer 20-40 percent higher than those who carry weight
    Changes in body weight and while weight gain is thought to be about the joint state of the hormones estrogen and insulin in the body. Seeing this risk, protecting your ideal body weight is one of the steps to prevent breast cancer that you can do.

•     Prioritizing food

    Healthy eating together emphasizes the intake of fruits, vegetables, soybeans counted, healthy oils, and high antioxidants, able to support reduce the risk of breast cancer. Even women who have had breast cancer can have a higher quality of life, if they keep fatty foods away. Fatty meat, sausages, cream, margarine, butter, and oil are various types of food that must be avoided as an effort to prevent breast cancer.

•     Take a while to

    Being physically active can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Conversely, the risk of breast cancer increases in women who have never had physical production in years. The standard for running middle intensity sports (such as cycling and fast lane) is for 2 hours 30 minutes per week.

•     Stop any smoking tradition

    You who have ever been a smoker still have a risk of developing breast cancer by 6-9 percent higher than those who have never smoked very much. A worse condition you can experience if you keep actively smoking, which is 7-13 percent more at risk for developing breast cancer.

•     Limit alcoholic drinks

    Consuming one glass of alcoholic drinks every day can increase the risk of developing breast cancer by 7-12 percent. Potential for breast cancer will be higher if you usually drink alcoholic beverages more than one glass per day. This is able to take place because there is a relationship between the level of alcohol along with the change in the quantity of hormones in the blood. Therefore, reducing alcohol consumption is a wrong step to prevent breast cancer. Even if possible, it is recommended to stop it very much.

•     Breastfeed your baby regularly

    Breastfeeding a baby can help reduce the risk of breast cancer by 22 percent. So far it is not certain why breastfeeding can inhibit breast cancer. However, breastfeeding is thought to be able to support hormonal balance, inhibit exposure to cancer-causing substances, and keep damage to breast cells.

•     Limiting hormone therapy

    Hormone therapy is usually done by women about being with menopause. Therapy using the hormones estrogen and progesterone is generally long-term tangible. For this reason, this therapy risks increasing breast cancer. If you really need hormone therapy, consult your doctor so that subsequent hormone levels can be reduced.

•     Avoid exposure

    There are some things that might trigger you to be exposed to high levels of radiation, such as following a CT scan control, working in a fitness facility that uses radiation, and being exposed to vehicle fumes or chemicals. So, protect yourself from further exposure and keep as far away as possible.

Recognize Changes that Exist

The most common thing to recognize changes in the breast is together with an independent control called BSE, which is together with touching the breasts themselves to detect abnormalities. Do not be lazy to do it because this control is too important to detect breast cancer early.

In addition to independent control, you are counted recommended to exercise control to the doctor regularly. The doctor will perform a mammogram or breast ultrasound control to check the situation of the breast glands. The goal is that if breast cancer symptoms are available, they can be treated immediately.

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