The breast of young girls who have not yet begun to menstruate are seldom nodular at all. Pregnancy brings changes similar to those occurring before the menstrual period: breast become tender and swell with fluid; mammary gland and ducts enlarge; areolae may enlarge as well. The breasts generally become about one-third larger. At menopause , mammary glands decrease in size, fibrous breast tissue loses strength and elasticity, and breasts become softer and sag with age.
The skin of the breast, normally smooth, may become wrinkled as the supporting ligaments slacken. At any age , our breasts will increase or decrease in size with changes in your weight; because they are largely composed of fatty tissue, their shape and texture may alter as well if your weight loss or gain is dramatic. Most normal changes, take place in both breast, simultaneously and roughly symmetrically that is, in the same relative position or are in each breast.
Such changes are less likely to indicate trouble than those occurring in one breast only. International differences in the incidence of breast cancer correlates with variations in diet, especially fat intake.
Those countries where the diet is high in fat have a higher incidence of breast cancer. Additional studies are being conducted. In the meantime, there is no question that a lower fat diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and possible colon cancer. The American Journal of Public Health, November 1, reported that getting a "lot" of fiber in your diet lowers your risk of breast cancer as well as other types of cancer. These findings were the result of a survey of women where it was found that women who frequently were constipated, often the result of low fiber diets , were more apt to get breast cancer as well as colon cancer.
The rational behind this is that when you are constipated, the toxins found in food have more time to be absorbed into your body, and the effects of these toxins are not limited to just the colon. Studies conducted at Harvard Medical School and the National Cancer Institute have linked the consumption of alcoholic beverages with an increased risk of breast cancer.
However, two studies, one conducted in by Dr. More recent studies however, have again linked alcoholic drinks with an increased risk of breast cancer. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, showed that women who consumed an average of two drinks per day had higher levels of estrogen in their blood and urine than they did when they did not drink at all.
Their diet remained the same. Estrogen is known to be a potent hormone that promotes the growth of cells in the breast and the reproductive organs and many experts think the continual exposure of breast tissue to estrogen is probably at the root of breast cancer. Since all women do not get breast cancer, obviously other factors also play a role. Therefore, women who are already at increased risk for breast cancer would be advised to eliminate alcoholic beverages entirely. At a recent symposium on breast cancer sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco, one of the speakers reported there are clear indications that the way to prevent breast cancer is to reduce the levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Regular exercise dramatically reduces the risk of breast cancer in young women according to an article published in the November 1, issue of OB-GYN News. Why exercise provides this protective effect is not fully known but any factor that reduces the frequency of ovulation would decrease the risk of breast cancer since investigators believe it is the cumulative exposure to ovarian hormones that appears to increase the risk of breast cancer.
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