Breast Cancer: It's Not All In The Genes

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Better Choices

Disturbingly, while the incidence of new breast cancer cases has dropped recently among white females, researchers think this may be due to fewer women getting mammograms. Fewer screenings mean fewer diagnoses, and this trend is backed up by the fact that African American women have an unchanged incidence of breast cancer and have unchanged levels of using mammograms. (Another reason for fewer cases among whites is that they have decreased their use of hormone replacement therapy, linked to an increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, whereas blacks have not.)

The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older should have a mammogram annually for as long as they are in good health.

Get rid of pesticides inside and outside the house and take up organic lawn care practices instead, see "Grass Roots: Easy, Organic Lawn Care" www.thegreenguide.com

Never smoke tobacco and avoid secondhand smoke.

To reduce dioxin intake, drink skim milk rather than whole and trim fat from meat.

Avoid personal care products containing ingredients linked to cancers; for suspect compounds, see Greenerpenny and "The Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics."

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