Prevention of breast cancer: you can do it!

Lifted the psychological panic and worry, you may wish from now on, try the following easy to do prevention.

1. To develop the good habit of exercise. The results show that, in menopausal women before and after regular exercise can reduce the chance of breast cancer 60%, exercise time, less than 4 hours per week, exercise in the form of walking, lifting weights or doing some other hand and arm strength labor.

2. Pay attention to your body straight change. Exercise can reduce the chance of breast cancer Another reason is that it can reduce your weight. A Harvard University study showed that after 18 years of age if the female in the 20-25 kg weight gain after reaching menopause, and those increases only a few kilograms of body weight than women, the chance of breast cancer will double. Therefore, women should begin from a young weight control.

3. Try not to drink. The University of North Caroline epidemiology and nutrition experts, Professor Mayer Marco Leno through research found that women drinking breast cancer is a potential danger. Women often drink a glass of wine a day, will increase the chance of breast cancer 11%, drink two cups a day, an increase of 24%, more than a couple of drinks a day, an increase of 40%. Therefore, experts recommend that you do not drink alcohol or as little as possible, if you can not quit drinking, it should drink three cups a week less than the amount of control.

4. More than the sun. Recent study found that vitamin C and β-carotene does not prevent breast cancer, and vitamin D can. Northern California Cancer Center, Dr. 艾斯尔约翰 explains why the South the number of women suffering from breast cancer because fewer women than the North, because the sunny south, the human skin absorption of sunlight will produce large amounts of vitamin D, since to anti-cancer effect. He also suggested that the sun 10 to 15 minutes a day can make our body get enough vitamin D.

5. Timely vitamin D. If you are worried about the sun would not achieve its proper role, you may wish to have targeted Vitamin D. Study found that women who daily intake of 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D (the equivalent of two cups of vitamin D fortified milk), the chance of breast cancer by 30%. Therefore, experts suggest, 50 years old or younger women every day at least a little bit of added 200 international units of vitamin D, 50-year-old women over a day to add 400 to 600 international units.