If you think you are at risk for breast cancer there are some things you can do to try to be proactive against the disease.
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- Â Â Â Â Â Know your family history. Those with a history of breast cancer in their family can be tested for the breast cancer gene and also begin screening for the disease at an earlier age.
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- Â Â Â Â Â Do monthly self-breast exams. The earlier breast cancer is detecting the better chance doctors have of successfully treating it.
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- Â Â Â Â Â Get a mammogram. Mammograms have been shown to lower the number of breast cancer deaths in women between the ages of 40-50.
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- Â Â Â Â Â Stay fit. Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight can help lower your cancer risk, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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- Â Â Â Â Â Limit alcohol intake.
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- Don't smoke
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- Â Â Â Â Â Eat a well-balanced diet
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- Breastfeed. The Mayo Clinic says breastfeeding may lower a woman's chance of getting breast cancer.