What are good precautions against breast cancer?

Self breast exam: Honestly, there is no specific way to ensure that you will not get breast cancer, however a monthly self breast exam is probably the best way for you to evaluate your breasts and detect an anomaly sooner than your partner or physician would. As well, I am a believer in mammograms as a screening tool, though some physicians may not be.

Screening: Proper screening with self breast exams looking for new lumps, breast exams by your physician looking for skin or nipple chanes as well as masses or lymph nodes, and mammogram and ultrasound if needed are the best ways to pick up early stage breast cancer before it causes any symptoms. Once advanced it can cause many different symptoms throughout the body.

Diet & exercise: In addition to screening, breast cancer risk is decreased by eating a healthy diet, low in saturated fats, maintaining a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise (e.G, 30 min of walking 5x a week). Minimize alcohol use as well.