Women Are Unaware of the Top 3 Ways to Reduce Their Risk of Breast Cancer

You may have noticed all the pink in the air this month. Organizations are cashing in on a wide variety of products based on their intent to contribute a portion of the proceeds, however small, to a breast cancer charity. In case you didn't know why you were seeing all the pink products, it is because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

With an alarming one in eight American women now diagnosed with breast cancer, it is certainly a cause that demands attention. Yet, despite the claims to raise awareness, surprisingly little is being said about how to AVOID this calamity.

Some organizations are spreading the word about diet, exercise, and other preventive measures, but there are other factors that, if addressed, would dramatically improve the odds that a woman can live her life breast cancer free.

Estrogen is one of the most well known causes of breast cancer. This is why anti-estrogen medications are a mainstay of breast cancer treatment (in women who have estrogen responsive breast cancer). This is also the reason that having children, which causes a reduction in estrogen levels, decreases a woman's breast cancer risk.

Unfortunately, our homes are now overloaded with products that contain chemicals that behave like estrogen; thereby, placing all women at an alarmingly high risk of developing cancer, with or without having had children. This is why the following 3 steps are vital for all women to protect themselves from cancer. Please tell all the women you care about to follow these steps; it could save their life: