>>JENNIFER READY: BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER DIAGNOSIS FOR WOMEN THE U.S.
AND THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
FEMALE
CANCER DEATH. ACCORDING TO A
RECENT ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE
MEDICINE LIFESTYLE PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN BREAST CANCER
PREVENTION IN FACT, 40% OF ALL
INCIDENT CANCER CASES COULD BE
PREVENTED THROUGH HEALTH
RELATED CHOICES. JOINING ME NOW
WITH MORE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE
ARTICLE IN THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
OF BREAST IMAGING AT MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL DOCTOR, DIANE JOHNSON,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU
FOR
HAVING ME FIRST AND FOREMOST
WHAT ARE SOME OF THESE
LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT CAN PLAY
A ROLE IN BREAST
CANCER PREVENTION.
>> SO I THINK WHEN PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT BREAST CANCER PREVENTION
PREVENTION, MOST PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT
GRAFFITI AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO
GET YOUR ANNUAL SCREENING
MAMMOGRAM. IF YOU HAVE A BREAST
PROBLEM IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
GET THAT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY
FOR EXAMPLE AT THAT THE MORE MORIAL BREAST CENTER BREAST CENTER. BUT THERE ARE
MANY THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO
TODAY TO HELP PREVENT
BREAST CANCER. NUMBER HE
DOESN’T PREVENT BREAST CANCER
IT DETECTS IT ONCE IT’S ALREADY
BEEN DEVELOPED. BUT YOU CAN DO
THINGS TODAY TO
HELP PREVENT THE BREAST CANCER
AND MANY
OTHER CANCERS. SO SOME OF THOSE
THINGS INCLUDE MAINTAINING A
NORMAL
BODY WEIGHT EATING A DIET
THAT’S RICH IN FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS
AND BEANS, AVOIDING RED AND
PROCESSED MEAT AVOIDING
PROCESSED FOODS IN GENERAL,
AVOIDING SUGAR
SWEETENED BEVERAGES AVOIDING
ALCOHOL, I THINK IT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW
THAT WITH BREAST CANCER AND
SEVERAL OTHER TYPES
OF CANCER. THERE’S REALLY NO
SAFE INTAKE OF ALCOHOL.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU CAN GO
TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR
CANCER RESEARCH IS WEBSITE IT’S
A ICR
DOT ORG AND THERE’S A COMPLETE
LIST OF 10 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
THEY HAVE FOR CANCER PREVENTION
IN FACT
THEY LOOKED AT US THEY DID A
STUDY OF OVER 30,000 WOMEN AND
THEY FOUND A 60%
DECREASE AND BREAST CANCER
INCIDENTS
AND WOMEN THAT ADOPTED AT LEAST
5 OF THESE GUIDELINES.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND THAT SOME VERY GOOD STATISTIC THAT YOU BRING UP SO HOW CONSISTENT DO
PEOPLE NEED TO BE WITH
FOLLOWING SOME OF THESE
GUIDELINES AND THESE LIFESTYLE.
>> CHOICES SAYS IT HAS A REALLY
GOOD POINT. I THINK A LOT
OF PEOPLE REALLY THINK ABOUT IT
AS AN ALL OR NOTHING PHENOMENON
AND IT’S
REALLY NOT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT
YOUR OVERALL LIFESTYLE.
NOT EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL DAY
OR EVERY SINGLE LITTLE MEAL
THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE
OVERALL.
TO MOSTLY EAT A HEALTHY DIET
THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY PLANTS.
FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES WHOLE GRAINS
BEANS, AND I’D LIKE TO POINT
OUT THAT DOES INCLUDE BOTH
STARCHY VEGETABLES LIKE SQUASH
IS POTATOES YAMS AND NON
STARCHY VEGETABLES, YOU COULD
LIKE KALE SPINACH BROCCOLI
THINGS
LIKE THAT THOSE ARE ALL VERY
IMPORTANT REGULAR PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY WE RECOMMEND MINUTES
PER WEEK OF MODERATE INTENSITY.
>>CORLEY PEEL: EXERCISE SO IT’S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO NOBODY’S PERFECT. WE JUST
WANT THE OVERALL AND TO BE
A HEALTH PROMOTING PATTERN AND
I TELL PEOPLE TO THINK
ABOUT THAT AND WHEN YOU GO TO
EAT SOMETHING OR YOU GO TO
DRINK SOMETHING OR WHAT YOU
DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU’RE
GOING TO GO FOR
A WALK. ASK IS THIS ACTIVITY
HEALTH PROMOTING IS FOOD HEALTH
PROMOTING AND THE MAJORITY OF
WHAT YOU EAT AND WHAT YOU DO
SHOULD BE
HEALTH PROMOTING. EVERYBODY’S
GOING TO WANT TO HAVE A PIECE
OF CHOCOLATE CAKE ON THEIR
BIRTHDAY OR WHATEVER AND I’M
NOT SAYING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
DO THAT BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN
REALLY SHOULD BE.
HEALTHY CHOICES.
AND I DIDN’T REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE NOW WITH ALL OF THE
BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS AND
EARLY DETECTION WITH
MAMMOGRAPHY.
PATIENTS ARE DYING ARE DYING
FROM
BREAST CANCER, THE PIE TIME
FROM LIFESTYLE RELATED DISEASES
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
DIABETES HYPERTENSION ALL
TIMERS DISEASE ALL OF
THESE THINGS IF YOU ADOPT ANY
ANY AND OR ALL OF I SEE OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SOME PRETTY
PLEASANT SIDE EFFECTS AND IT
TURNS OUT ALL OF THOSE ARE GOOD
SIDE EFFECTS.
YOU REDUCE YOUR RISK FOR HEART
DISEASE DIABETES STROKE.
ALL TIMERS DISEASE IN SOME CASES, SOME OF THESE DISEASES CAN EVEN
BE REVERSED. I DO WANT TO POINT
OUT THOUGH BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY
DIET OR LIFESTYLE CHANGES, IT’S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND
THAT WHEN YOU ADOPT THESE
CHANGES THERE’S VERY RAPID
AND DRAMATIC RESULTS IN SOME
PEOPLE AND THAT MEANS THAT YOUR
MEDICATIONS MAY NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED OFTEN
AND QUICKLY.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND DOCTOR
JOHNSON BEFORE WE GO WHERE CAN
PEOPLE LEARN MORE INFORMATION
IF THEY’RE
INTERESTED IN.
>> SO I THINK I SEE OUR WEBSITE
IS A GREAT PLACE
TO START LIFESTYLE MEDICINE DOT
ORG ALSO HAS SOME INFORMATION
AND RESOURCES AND OF COURSE WE