5 daily habits to help keep your breasts healthy
Simple lifestyle tweaks may help protect your breasts and improve your overall well-being.
Jan, 2026
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
Although these statistics are alarming, making a few lifestyle changes can help protect the health of your breasts and possibly lower your risk of breast cancer. Here’s how.
Written byOlivia DeLong.
Medically reviewed byAnn Wendling, MD, MPH.
Sources: American Cancer Society. Factors with Unclear Effects on Breast Cancer Risk. Page last updated December 16 + 5
- American Cancer Society. Factors with Unclear Effects on Breast Cancer Risk. Page last updated December 16, 2021.
- American Cancer Society. Key Statistics for Breast Cancer. Page last updated September 14, 2023.
- American Cancer Society. Lifestyle-related Breast Cancer Risk Factors. Page last updated September 19, 2022.
- American Cancer Society. 3 Diet Changes That Can Help Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk. Published on: October 18, 2024.
- Cleary MP, Grossmann ME. Minireview: Obesity and breast cancer: the estrogen connection. Endocrinology. 2009;150(6):2537-2542.
- National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Breast Cancer Facts & Stats. Page last reviewed June 2023.
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