C A N C E RC A N C E RWomen’s Issues…Women’s Issues…

Nearly 2 million women will have been diagnosed with breast cancer and 460,000 will have died.

The incident of Breast Cancer increased by 53%

Medical

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• Oral Contraceptives

• Estrogen replacement therapy

• Premenopausal mammography

• Non-hormonal prescription drugs (anti-hypertensives & tranquilizers)

• Silicone gel breast implants (polyyurethane foam)

1

• Diets high in animal & dairy fats contaminated

• Domestic exposure to carcinogenic personal care/ household productsor pollutants from chemical plants/hazardous waste sites

• Exposure to wide range of high volume occupational carcinogens

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2Industrial

• Alcohol

• Tobacco

• Inactivity & sedentary lifestyle

• Dark hair dyes

3Lifestyle

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