10 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

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9. Watch Your Weight

Being overweight can increase your risk of breast cancer.

This is even more true for women who gain weight after menopause. A major source of estrogen is in fat tissue, even more so than your ovaries. If you are at a healthy weight now, take strides to keep it there. If you are overweight, lose weight in small steps.

Start for a 5 per cent reduction in the next 6 months, then another 5 per cent. This is not very difficult when you think that you are usually talking about just a half pound per week or 2 pounds per month.

It may seem ridiculously slow but it will have great benefits in the long haul.

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