Can diet affect my risk of developing breast cancer?
Yes. The results of a recent study funded by the US government indicates that a diet containing less than 20% calorie intake of dietary fat reduces the risk of the recurrence of breast cancer by 24% in women who have previously survived breast cancer. This reduction in risk was even larger in women who had estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer (which is traditionally more difficult to treat). I would like to have cosmetic breast surgery. Should I have a breast check-up first? Prior to having cosmetic surgery, it is always advisable to go for breast cancer screening. Any surgery to the breasts will make future evaluation of the breasts more complicated and it therefore increases the chances of missing an existing cancer. I have breast prostheses. Can I still have a mammogram? Yes. Breast augmentation does not constitute an increase in glandular tissue, therefore you are not more at risk. It is necessary that an experienced Mammographer takes your mammogram as special techniques are n
