New research out this week from the American Institute for Cancer Research adds to the growing body of knowledge about actions women can take to lower their breast cancer risk. The new report is an update of previous research, adding results of 81 new studies to the findings of more than 800 that have followed women in the United States and around the world to see who develops breast cancer and who doesn’t.
The study authors contend that some 70,000 cases of breast cancer—representing 40 percent of new U.S. cases—could be prevented every year if women followed these measures. Read the rest of this entry »