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Breast Cancer Risk by Eating Healthy Posted: October 10, 2008 To
mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Skin Inc. magazine
is providing these tips to help you reduce your risk of the
disease. If you are overweight, losing excess pounds may reduce
your risk of breast cancer. Extra fat tissue produces an excess
of estrogen, which can stimulate the growth of breast cells--
both normal and abnormal. And according to Gregory Senofsky, MD,
FACS, FSSO, surgical director of The Breast Cancer Institute and
author of The Patient's Guide to Outstanding Breast Cancer Care
(Perigree Trade, 2002), there are several things you can do to
minimize your risk and increase your chances of combating the
disease. "Nutrition can play a role in breast cancer prevention.
Eating a relatively low-fat diet and avoiding excessive alcohol
consumption is probably helpful. Food high in antioxidants are
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