Practical Steps to Prevent Breast Cancer

Two years ago during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we posted over nine days excerpts from our, then, new book TOGETHER:  Every Woman's Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer. Each of the nine days focussed on a single practical step that could help lower the risk of the disease.  With each of the steps still relevant and important - and, we hope, still practical - we thought we'd post the compact list - nine days in one - and let readers click through a la carte.

Practical Steps to Prevent Breast Cancer

• Day 1 - Keep Weight in Check

• Day 2 - Be Physically Active

• Day 3 - Avoid Too Much Alcohol

• Day 4 - Don’t Smoke, and Avoid Other People’s Smoke, Too

• Day 5 - Breastfeed, If Possible

• Day 6 - Avoid Birth Control Pills - Particularly After Age 35 or If You Smoke

• Day 7 - Avoid Postmenopausal Hormones

• Day 8 - Find Out Your Family History

• Day 9 - If High Risk: Consider Risk-Reducing Medications