Everyday Habits to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Sources Medically Reviewed on 03/02/2019 Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD on March 02, 2019
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Breastcancer.org: “Can Food Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer?” “Smoking,” “Dense Breasts,” “Using HRT,” “Light Exposure at Night,” “Low Vitamin D Levels,” “Exposure to Chemicals in Plastic,” “Exposure to Chemicals in Cosmetics,” “Breast Cancer Myths vs. Facts.”
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: “Nutrition and Breast Cancer.”
American Cancer Society: “Five Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk,” “Can I Lower My Risk of Breast Cancer?” “Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer Risk.”
Mayo Clinic: Breast Cancer: “How to Reduce Your Risk.”
Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy: “Recent insights into cigarette smoking as a lifestyle risk factor for breast cancer.”
Annals of Oncology: “Dietary fiber and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.”
Medicine: “Bisphenol A and Hormone-Associated Cancers: Current Progress and Perspectives.”
The National Breast Cancer Foundation: “Myths.”
Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD on March 02, 2019
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