Happy Healthy  Living

For Indian women their health has always been the last priority in the list of to do things. But this news is definitely going to wake you up ladies .Of late, a study conducted by an international consortium of researchers, coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, disclosed that breast cancer has taken over cervical cancer as the top killer among Indian women. Major lifestyle issues such as poor diet and eating habits, stress, etc, are behind striking surge in the disease says Dr S Sahni, Senior Consultant Breast Surgeon, Department of Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi Increase  in stress levels and change in diets habits promotes obesity which has a direct relation to the development of cancer. Mammograms done under the age of 40 have almost no diagnostic value as they are for most part impossible to interpret, Women with a high risk of breast cancer are now usually advised to undergo a Breast MRI.

As there is no single factor that leads to breast cancer, primary prevention is difficult. However, the following may be done to reduce the risk and to try and detect it as early as possible:

* Exercise and maintain an ideal body weight
* Healthy diet rich in leafy green vegetables
* Avoid alcohol and tobacco
* Get regular tests
* Be breast aware

Last but not the least, If you think you love your family and want to protect them, first protect yourself and be healthy so that you will be in a position to do so. Happy Healthy  Living!!!

--pushpa