Simple lifestyle modifications key to preventing large percentage of breast cancer cases

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/tnam-slm092019.php

News Release 24-Sep-2019
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Expert reports estimate that one in three breast cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle modifications. Those modifications include such basics as weight management, physical activity, nutrition, and alcohol consumption, among others. The latest research on risk management and most current lifestyle recommendations will be presented during The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, September 25-28, 2019.

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women in the United States and around the globe. Numerous studies focused on breast cancer prevention have already been completed, many of which point to the same conclusion; lifestyle modifications offer the best and easiest form of prevention.

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