Expert has reported that one in three breast cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle modifications. Exercise alone could prevent one in eight breast cancer cases.

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The study provides valuable insights to healthcare providers who have the power to help guide women to adopt healthier lifestyles which, in turn, will decrease their risk of developing breast cancer.
For postmenopausal women there is a 1.5 to 2.0 times increased risk of breast cancer if a woman is obese.
Body fatness is suggested to increase cancer risk as a result of hyperinsulinemia, increased estradiol, and inflammation.
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that physical activity alone could prevent one in eight breast cancer cases.
Alcohol is a carcinogen attributable to 6.4% of breast cancer cases.
The Cancer Update Project from 2017 observed a significant inverse relationship between non-starch vegetable consumption and a lower risk of breast cancer.
"Given the magnitude of breast cancer occurrence and the accumulated evidence supporting prevention as the most cost-effective, long-term strategy for reducing breast cancer risk, lifestyle education centered on the American Institute for Cancer Research cancer prevention recommendations should be a core component of routine patient visits," says Dr Kling.
Drs. Kling and Faubion are available for interviews before the presentation at the Annual Meeting.
Source-Eurekalert
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