Slash Breast Cancer Recurrence by 40%
Breast cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence.
Screening and treatment options have become much more advanced in recent years. That means women of all ages have a FAR greater chance of survival.
But if you want to boost your odds of a favorable outcome even further (and who doesn’t?!), a new study reveals how to SLASH your risk of recurrence.
Plus, this SAME habit can send your overall death risk plummeting even further!
You know the drill if you or a loved one has ever had breast cancer. Despite being considered “cured,” there’s a cancer shadow that never really goes away.
It’s the fear/threat/worry (call it what you will) that the cancer will return.
But there’s something you can do to reduce that risk (and hopefully, some of the worry that goes along with it).
In a recent study of breast cancer patients, researchers discovered that the women who followed a healthier lifestyle had a 37 percent lower chance of recurrence in the two years following treatment.
Incredibly the ladies’ overall death risk also plummeted by 58 percent in the same period.
This risk reduction was seen in women who reported following the guidelines from the American Cancer Society and the American Institute of Cancer Research.
The two most critical factors that reduced the risk were the following:
- not smoking
- being physically active (exercise is VITAL, as I shared yesterday)
This study included women with high-risk breast cancer. That means they had the most aggressive cancer subtypes—and, ultimately, the highest risk of recurrence.
I love studies like these because they show that small lifestyle steps can make a big difference in your health outcomes.
Put enough of those small steps together, and you’ll find that you’ve paved a path for a long, healthy life.
P.S. Modern research has eliminated the guesswork about what foods to eat to help beat breast cancer. Here are the best—and worst—foods to include in your anti-breast-cancer diet.
SOURCE:
“Adherence to Cancer Prevention Lifestyle Recommendations Before, During, and 2 Years After Treatment for High-risk Breast Cancer.” JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(5):e2311673. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11673
