Preventing Breast Cancer
Sunday, September 5, 2010
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Talk about breast cancer will never-ending, please read the following articles may be useful. Month in October is designated as a 'Month of Breast Cancer' seems a good time to reflect on the impact and prevention of the dreaded disease many women.
Several years ago, experts thought that breast cancer is a disease that can not actually be prevented. But now researchers have a lot to know how to prevent it, or at least reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Some attempts to minimize the risk of developing breast cancer can be done medically or naturally (alternative therapies).
Medically ;
1. Breast cancer prevention drug
Women with high risk, that is a survivor of breast cancer or who at least have blood relations with people with cancer (mother or sister), can get the therapy 'Tamoxifen', which works by blocking the effects of estrogen trigger tumors.
2. Mastectomy before cancer attack
For women from families with high genetic risk, there is a mastectomy for breast cancer prevention. It is a radical approach, but most succeed. Mastectomy breast tissue is lifted, but not entirely, so that the occurrence of cancer, the possibility still exists.
Prevention naturally include ;
1. Regular physical exercise
Research shows that in line with increased activity, the risk of breast cancer will be reduced.The Physical exercise lowers estrogen levels produced by the body so that it can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
2. Reduce Fat
Some research suggests that low-fat diet help prevent breast cancer. However, recent research states that more important is the type of fat and not the amount of fat consumed.
Type of fat that trigger breast cancer is the saturated fat in meat, butter, foods that contain full-cream milk (whole-milk dairy foods) and fatty acids in margarine, which can raise levels of estrogen in the blood.
While this type of fat that helps prevent breast cancer is the unsaturated fats in olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids in fish, Salmon and other cold water fish.
3. Do not cook meat overcooked
The way you cook the meat will affect breast cancer risk. Meats are cooked / baked produce carcinogenic compounds (amino heterocyclic). The longer cooked, the more of these compounds are formed. Heterocyclic Amino most numerous in the outer layer of grilled meat (skin) charred and black.
4. Consumption of Fruit and Vegetable
More and more fruits and vegetables that are eaten, the less risk for all cancers, including breast cancer. Foods from plants containing a high anti-oxidant, including vitamin A, C, E and the mineral selenium, which can prevent cell damage that could be the cause of cancer.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommends to consume fruits and vegetables at least 5 (five) times a day. But to avoid fruits and vegetables that contain lots of fat, like fried potatoes or pie with banana cream.
5. Consumption of Anti-Oxidant Supplements
Supplements can not replace fruits and vegetables, but an anti-oxidant formula may be a food additive that can prevent breast cancer.
6. Consumption of fibrous foods
Besides functioning as anti-oxidants, fruits and vegetables also contain lots of fiber. Fibrous foods will bind the estrogen in the digestive tract, so the levels in the blood is reduced.
7. Consumption of foods containing soy / Protein
Foods derived from soy contains plant estrogens (Phy-estrogen). Like 'Tamoxifen', this compound similar to estrogen the body, but weaker. Phy-estrogen bound receptor on the cell body similar to estrogen, tie out of breast cells thus reducing the effects of breast cancer triggers.
In addition to blocking estrogen receptor cells of the body to achieve, food berkedelai also accelerate spending from the body's estrogen.
8. Consumption of Nuts
In addition to the soybean, Phy-estrogen also occurs in other types of nuts.
9. Stay away from Alcohol
Many researches show that the more alcohol consumed, the risk of breast cancer are increasing rapidly due to alcohol raise levels of estrogen in the blood.
10. Control your weight
Weight gain every pound of after age 18 years will increase the risk of breast cancer. This is because in line with the increase in body fat, it triggers the hormone estrogen as breast cancer in the blood will increase.
11. Hindari Xeno-Estrogens
Xeno-estrogen means estrogen that come from outside the body. Women taking estrogen from outside the body, especially that derived from hormone residues in meat contained estrogenic and estrogenic pesitisida residues. Suspected xeno-estrogens may increase blood levels of estrogen thereby increasing the risk of breast cancer.
The best way to avoid xeno-estrogen is to reduce consumption of meat, poultry (chickens, ducks) and dairy products (whole-milk dairy products).
But you need not worry about eating lots of fruits and vegetables, because the effects of anti-oxidants and fiber content of more than pestisidanya residual effects.
12. Bask in the sun
The increasing incidence of skin cancer (Malignant Melanoma) make us afraid of sunlight. But a little sunlight can help prevent breast cancer, because at the time of the sun on the skin, the body make vitamin D. Vitamin D helps absorb calcium breast tissue thereby reducing the risk of breast cancer.
To be able to get the sun for 20 minutes / day, it is advisable to walk in the sun in the afternoon or evening. But if you want to get calcium or vitamin D from sunshine, you can try to consume food supplements.
13. No Smoking
14. Breast-feeding
For reasons that remain unclear, breast-feeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer before menopause.
15. Consider Before Doing HRT
There are several good reasons to do HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) after menopause, which is to reduce the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease. But HRT increases breast cancer risk.
Discuss with your doctor and consider the risks which may arise, since most women's higher risk for heart disease than breast cancer. Finally, one more thing that can affect breast cancer risk is the stress.
Medical literature states that stress can increase the risk of breast cancer. But research on this subject is still controversial. But it never hurts to start how to overcome stress in your life through meditation, yoga, tai chi, gardening or other leisure activities.
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