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Saving
Daughters from their Mothers’ Fate
Having breast
cancer is truly a trial. Imagine having survived it then relive
everything through a family member. Then when they look at you for
advice, you have to think past the pain that you had to endure and
the sacrifices because you have to tell them, and they would believe
you that they would survive it too.
Modern day
medicine has made that promise much easier to keep but for most
mothers having to see their daughters go through the stages of
denial and anger then proceeding to fighting everyday to stay alive,
it is a heart-wrenching process.
If you have a
female relative especially a mother who had breast cancer however
benign the breast tumors might have been, getting tested while you
are still young is the best way to ensure that you don’t have breast
cancer. There are several kinds of breast cancer so there are a few
things that you need to eliminate. But the most common for some with
a family history is a form of genetic mutation that needs to be
checked before your risk level can be identified.
Because you
already know that you are prone to having a specific kind of cancer
then you should understand the other factors that would aggravate
your dormant condition.
Take into
consideration if you had your period early, or if you daughter, if
you have one had her period ahead of everyone. Women who got their
menstruation earlier than the rest have been considered as higher
risks than others. If you had your child before the age of thirty
then you don’t need to worry. Only those who had children after the
age of thirty can add this to their list of risks. Another one would
be age. The older a woman gets, the higher her risks of getting
breast cancer. It is when the body gets to function less like a
well-tuned machine, after all. Then you have to check your lifestyle
not just these days but also in the past. Did you work mostly night
shifts in the jobs that you had? If you still do, then the risks are
still ongoing. The stress level and the diverted timeline of your
work can increase the chances that you would get breast cancer, any
kind of cancer for that matter.
Of course the
risks are always there. There is just so much sacrifice that modern
women have to endure. But there are also ways to prevent these risks
from scaring us out of living our lives. Having awareness, not just
in a personal level but also within your family and workplace would
really help you lower your risks of getting breast cancer. Getting
tested sooner also saves many lives. If you are at young forty, then
you have to have a mammogram every year. If you want you can put
this into the same day you get your yearly health examination so
that you don’t have to make two trips to the doctor. Also changing
your diet from unhealthy food to those that would give you loads of
antioxidants and other cancer fighting nutrients would help a great
deal. So that if you do have to face cancer, you can beat it too.
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