More than half and perhaps as many as three fourths of all women who have been treated for breast cancer are survivors. How to Reduce Your Risk for Breast Cancer Breastfeed your babies. This is the most underreported breast cancer deterrent. In particular, nursing reduces the kind of cancer that occurs before menopause. The cancer- deterrent number in research starts with seven months for all of your babies combined.
More months means more protection.
A total of 25 months of breastfeeding reduces the breast cancer risk by 43 percent. However, only 5 percent of U.S. women have breast-fed a total of 24 months. Reduce fat in your diet. Part of the problem with dietary fat is what's in it, including pesticides, PCBs, and hormones, including estrogen, which are added to animal feed to promote growth. Long associated with reducing the risk for colon cancer, fiber can reduce the risk for breast cancer as well.