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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
1. Physical activity: 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5x/week can 23
2. Smoking cessation: The risk of breast
than among non-smokers.24
3. Weight control: Being overweight
the risk of breast cancer as much as 25,26
4. Reducing alcohol intake: Alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer, and the risk is proportional to intake. Keep alcohol intake down to no more than one alcoholic beverage a day on average.27
IN SUMMARY
Breast density is not a strong independent risk factor for breast cancer, and most women with even from screening MRI and/or ultrasound, as long as their annual mammogram is tomosynthesis.
Whether a woman does or does not have dense breasts on mammography, each woman should gather a detailed three generation family history and meet with her PCP to discuss breast cancer risk assessment and, most importantly, RISK REDUCTION. Prevention is better than early detection.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
■ DIANA DICKSON-WITMER, MD, FACS is a Breast Surgical Oncologist and the Medical Director of the Breast Center and the Breast Program at Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute in Newark, Del.
■ ARVIND SABESAN, MD is a Chief General Surgery Resident at Christiana Care Health System who will be attending Moffitt Cancer Center to complete a surgical oncology fellowship.
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