What can all individuals do to prevent cancer?

Before we look at the breast cancer prevention measures that may apply to some but not all, I will review what each individual can do.  I have reviewed many of these measures in the blog.  To find one, for instance, weight, just type "weight" in the search box at the right and click.  I also recently found a good summary in a Scientific American blog http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/03/28/u-s-cancer-rates-could-be-cut-in-half-today-based-on-whats-already-known/.  


For all of us:

• Be active (being sedentary is a killer)
• Regular exercise (many recommend 1 hour per day)
• Be lean
• Don't smoke
• Limit alcohol consumption
• Limit red meat consumption
• More fruits and vegetables in your diet
• Less processed food of any kind
• Limit sugar intake

For personalized breast cancer prevention, more information is needed from the person, like past medical and family history, breast density, results of HALO Breast Pap Test and results of the BREVAGen Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool.  Note that these results are unique for each person and, when known, allows us to make a personalized prevention plan.  We will begin to sort these out tomorrow to find out who may benefit from more personalized breast cancer prevention!

I worked out at the gym, then ran and I am sitting on a 65cm exercise ball to write this blog!

Together we can prevent 75,000 breast cancer cases each year!