Do You Really Know the Real Risks of Breast Cancer?
86% of US women believe a cure for breast cancer is coming during the lifetime of their children. Every three out four women claim to know a lot about breast cancer. What many women do not realize that 40,000 lives will be claimed by breast cancer this year.
The reason why so many lives will be claimed is because many women never knew the real risks of cancer. Many women held on to certain myths about breast cancer that actually will claim their lives.
56% of women believe that breast cancer is a hereditary problem. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about breast cancer and it is causing many people their lives every year. Just because your mother or grandmother never had breast cancer, does not mean that you will not get breast cancer. Every woman regardless of her hereditary background should be checked at some point for breast cancer. According to Prevention magazine, less then 10% of breast cancer cases are from hereditary. About 2/3 of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are diagnosed with no known reasons. Age is the greatest risk factor when it comes to breast cancer.
Many women believe that doing a breast exam at home is the best way to discover if you have breast cancer or not! To be more accurate the percent of women who believe this way is 38%. However, this not the best way, the best way is still to have a mammogram for early detection. A home exam is helpful, but it no way takes the place of having a thorough mammogram. The US Task Force says that this way of thinking brings increase risk for breast cancer. Many women are now dying because they thought that a home examination was enough.
70% of women believe that a diet in fruit, vegetables and whole grains will keep breast cancer away. According to Prevention magazine, a study had been done for eight years on 48,000 women who had this kind of diet; the study proved that these food items have nothing to do with lowering the risk of getting breast cancer. However, the study did show that it helped to lower the risks of other types of cancer. The study also proved that exercising and weight reduction does not lower the risk of breast cancer.
There are so many more myths about breast cancer to expel. To do your own research on the myths of breast cancer, I would go to About.com or Prevention.com. Know the real risks to avert the risks.
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