Moms who breastfeed for a total of 12 months through their life or participate in extended breastfeeding for their baby's first year of life or longer may have a decreased risk of
developing breast or ovarian cancer, heart disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases.
Breastfeeding mothers are less likely to
develop breast or ovarian cancer, and osteoporosis.
It can also help lower your chances of
developing breast or ovarian cancers, plus it helps you bond with your baby, saves you money and can use up to 500 calories a day.
Testing for mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can help women learn if they are more likely to
develop breast or ovarian cancer, which can lead them to get screened more regularly and take advantage of effective treatments.
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They can also reduce your chance of
developing type 2 diabetes, postpartum depression and
breast or ovarian cancer.
The mothers are less likely to
develop diabetes and to experience
breast or ovarian cancer.
Women with a family history of two
or more immediate family members (mother, sister, daughter) with
breast or ovarian cancer or with a positive genetic test for mutations in the BRCA1
or BRCA2 genes may be advised to consider having both
breasts removed, because they are at high risk of a new
cancer developing in the other
breast.
These genetic variants are known to increase a person's risk for
developing primarily
breast cancer, but also also
ovarian or prostate
cancers.
Overholser and colleagues discuss the role of endocrine therapy to reduce risk for
breast cancer, and cite interesting data from patients who
developed premature
ovarian failure due to
ovarian irradiation
or alkylating chemotherapeutic agents, which demonstrates that these patients were at decreased risk for
developing subsequent
breast cancer.
A woman's lifetime risk of
developing breast and /
or ovarian cancer is greatly increased if she inherits a harmful mutation in BRCA1
or BRCA2.
When you're proactive with your
breast and
ovarian health, you're doing your part to reduce your risk of
developing breast and
ovarian cancer or detect it at an early stage.
By neutering
or spaying your pet, you're eliminating the possibility of
developing diseases related to its reproductive system, such as pyometra (uterus
cancer), mammary
or ovarian cancer, and greatly reducing the chances of
breast cancer, as well as other genital and hormone - related diseases.
It can drastically lower your pup's risk of
developing breast cancer and completely eliminate her risk of
ovarian or uterine
cancers.
Spayed females are less likely to
develop breast cancer and won't be at risk for either
ovarian or uterine
cancer.