Concerned about Breast Health? Here’s what you need to know:
Your best breast health means being breast aware: knowing your body and staying on top of changes; understanding your personal risk including hereditary factors; and living a healthy lifestyle that includes plenty of physical activity, eating a nutritious diet to help maintain a healthy body weight, and cutting down on specific lifestyle and environmental factors to help reduce your risk of breast cancer.
Know your breasts! So what’s the deal with all this talk about checking your breasts? The distinction between “awareness” (knowing your body so that you can notice and report changes) and “checking your breasts” (regularly, systematically feeling for lumps) is subtle and can be confusing for young women. Nearly 80…
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Understanding Your Risk of Breast Cancer There’s a lot of chatter about breast cancer risk, but what does it all really mean? It’s important first to understand the concept of “risk” and know about breast cancer risk factors. Young women have a tendency to overestimate their risk for developing breast…
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Breast Screening Guidelines To Screen or Not To Screen: Understanding the current Canadian Guidelines for Breast Screening Under 50? Confused about whether you should have a regular mammogram? You are not alone! In 2011, The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) initially released their updated guidelines on breast…
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