Waikato Business News September/October 2017

BREAST CANCER ... AWARENESS
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October is breast cancer
awareness month
From page 20
Breast Screen Aotearoa is
New Zealand's free breast
cancer screening programme.
It checks women for signs
of early breast cancer using
mammograms. You can have
a free mammogram every two
years through Breast Screen
Aotearoa. if you are between
45-69 years. Please phone
0800 270 200 to enrol in this
programme. You can also enrol
for on line at www.nsu.
govt.nz
Mammograms;
• Can show changes in the
breast before anything can
be seen or felt. In most case
the changes will not be cancer.
• Can detect breast cancer
early, which means a very
good chance of successful
treatment.
• Can detect about 75 percent
of unsuspected cancer
in women under 50 and 85
percent in women over 50.
• Cannot prevent you getting
breast cancer and cannot
always prevent death from
breast cancer.
• Are safe because only very
small amounts of radiation
are used in two-yearly
screening.
What can you do to reduce
your risk?
All women are at risk of
breast cancer, and risk increases
with age. Understanding
breast cancer risks – those
you can control and those you
can’t – may help you to improve
your breast health;
• Regular exercise - at least
four hours per week.
• Eating a healthy diet including
low fat, and lots of
fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Maintaining a healthy
weight, especially after the
menopause.
• Keep alcohol intake to less
than 10 drinks per week.
Ensure you have alcohol
free days.
• Breast-feed if possible.
Breast-feeding for 12
months or more is associated
with a reduction in
breast cancer risk.
• Know your family history.
Most women who are diagnosed
with breast cancer
have no family history. A
small proportion get breast
cancer because of a heritable
cancer gene mutation.
If you have a number of
relatives affected by breast
cancer on the same side of
the family (mother’s or father’s)
your risk may be increased.
Talk to your doctor
about your family history,
you may need to start breast
surveillance at a younger
age.
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