In a lifetime, one in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer, the National Cancer Institute estimates.
Healthy living is important no matter what time of year it is, but since October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a Features webpage featuring the disease and its particulars.
Breast cancer is not, as is sometimes assumed, the most common cause of death for American women, the agency states. That dubious honor goes to heart disease. However, breast carcinomas are the fifth most common cause of death among females, meaning that promoting well-being is essential for lowering one's risk of cancer.
The CDC recommends that women who are concerned about breast cancer try to avoid alcohol, eat right, exercise and investigate their family history of the illness.
Likewise, losing weight can reduce the risk of breast cancer, the organization states. For women who have enrolled in Atlanta yoga classes in the pursuit of a slimmer waistline, this may come as welcome news.
Furthermore, yoga is a complementary and alternative therapy that is often used by women looking to reduce the side effects of a chemotherapy or radiation regimen, the CDC adds.
In a lifetime, one in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer, the National Cancer Institute estimates.
