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Weight-bearing exercise and proper nutrition play a crucial role in maintaining bone health, especially during breast cancer treatment. Incorporating a combination of weight-bearing aerobic activities and resistance exercises into your routine can help strengthen your bones. In addition, optimizing your intake of vitamin D and calcium, adopting a nutrient-rich diet, quitting smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, and staying updated on bone density testing are essential steps to support your ...

Obesity promotes breast epithelium DNA damage in women carrying a germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30, is an established risk factor for breast cancer among women in the general population after menopause. Bhardwaj et al., (2023) show that DNA damage in normal breast epithelia of women carrying a BRCA mutation is positively correlated with BMI and with biomarkers of metabolic dysfunction. In addition, RNA sequencing showed obesity-ass...

Breast screening The vast majority of women who are screened will have reassuring results. However, women with increased breast density may need additional screening. When breast tissue is dense, it appears white on a mammogram. Unfortunately, breast cancer also appears white, so in a traditional mammogram, trying to find a breast cancer can be like trying to find a snowflake in a snowstorm. There are new and innovative ways to diagnose breast cancer than ever before. Conventional Mammo...

Hot flushes are reported by over 80% of women taking tamoxifen and other hormonal blockers. Causing distress and impacting quality of life, they may last the duration of the treatment and beyond. This level of discomfort causes many women to take holidays from, or stop taking altogether, their hormonal treatments and complicate their treatment plan. Research shows that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), the main treatment for symptoms of natural menopause, is contraindicated for breast ...

Time-restricted eating reduced cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors, a single-group feasibility study suggests. The results show a 15% relative decline in cardiovascular risk, measured using the Framingham Risk Score, among at-risk breast cancer survivors (BCS) after only 8 weeks of following a time-restricted eating regimen, reported Amy A. Kirkham, PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology and physical education, University of Toronto, and colleagues. "Time-restricte...

Q. What are the most common risk factors for excess level of hormones? A. Every woman wants to know what she can do to lower her risk for breast cancer; however, some factors can't be changed. For example, the risk of breast cancer rises with age.   Nearly 2/3 of all invasive breast cancer patients are women ≥ 55 years old. Genetics influence risk as well but only minimally.  Although women who have a family history of are in a high-risk group, most women who have breast can...