This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Broward chapter.
Since it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is time to shed some light on the subject! Some want a risk reduction to make their breast cancer go away, and I here got numbers for all know know what you are getting yourself into.Â
- 40 years, the age you should start getting an annual mammogram.
- 20 pounds, the extra body mass that could bump your risk by 45%.
- 2 plus, daily alcoholic drinks may raise your chances for developing breast cancer by 20%.
- 88 percent, the chance a woman with stage one will live at least 5 more years.
- 5 hours, the time you need to spend sweating each week to ward off breast cancer.
Take time for self – exams and mammograms, because you can really be saving yourself for a long time!
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