Style Roseville, Granite Bay, and Rocklin; October 2018
In this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards contest, we had more voters than ever (90,000+ to be exact). Starting on page 35, read all about the top dogs—whose goods and services run the gamut from food to finance—and let it be a reminder of just how many reputable businesses our region boasts. There’s plenty more in the pages that follow, including “8 Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk” on page 26, a roundup of local ways to celebrate Halloween on page 16, and an easy-to-follow itinerary for “A Perfect Day in Apple Hill” on page 14. Enjoy the issue and remember to congratulate and support some of the winners mentioned in this month’s mag. Cheers!
In this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards contest, we had more voters than ever (90,000+ to be exact). Starting on page 35, read all about the top dogs—whose goods and services run the gamut from food to finance—and let it be a reminder of just how many reputable businesses our region boasts.
There’s plenty more in the pages that follow, including “8 Ways to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk” on page 26, a roundup of local ways to celebrate Halloween on page 16, and an easy-to-follow itinerary for “A Perfect Day in Apple Hill” on page 14.
Enjoy the issue and remember to congratulate and support some of the winners mentioned in this month’s mag. Cheers!
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health & wellness<br />
Beat<br />
the<br />
Odds<br />
8 Ways to Reduce Your<br />
Breast Cancer Risk<br />
by KOURTNEY JASON<br />
"<br />
Approximately one in eight women around the<br />
world will be diagnosed with breast cancer,” says<br />
Mili Arora, MD, an oncologist at the UC Davis<br />
Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Despite this<br />
statistic, the overall incidence of breast cancer<br />
is decreasing—both in part due to better screening as well as better<br />
therapies for early stage disease.”<br />
So what’s your risk? And is there anything you can do to lower<br />
your chances of being diagnosed? With <strong>October</strong> being Breast Cancer<br />
Awareness Month, local doctors shared eight ways for you to take<br />
action now.<br />
1 Ask about your family history.<br />
In January <strong>2018</strong>, there were 3.1 million women in the U.S. with a family<br />
history of breast cancer. It’s the most common cancer in women,<br />
second only to skin cancer, says Rashmi Ramasubbaiah, MD, an<br />
oncologist associated with Marshall Medical Center. “Talk to your family<br />
members <strong>and</strong> [have an open dialogue] about cancer,” she suggests.<br />
“Parents, siblings, <strong>and</strong> children are first-degree relatives; aunts, uncles,<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>parents, <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>kids are second-degree relatives. Make a<br />
family tree. Ask specifically about cancers of breast, ovaries, prostate,<br />
stomach, thyroid, colon, sarcoma, uterus, <strong>and</strong> melanoma of the skin.”<br />
2 Know your body.<br />
The frequency of performing self-breast exams is somewhat<br />
controversial, Dr. Arora says. “That being said, the most important thing<br />
is that you do them! It should be a reminder for you to undergo clinical<br />
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