Cancer
City women may be more likely to have breast cancer
By Sue Mueller
Nov 27, 2007 - 8:17:08 AM

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TUESDAY NOV 27, 2007 (Foodconsumer.org) -- A new study suggests that women living in urban areas are more likely to have dense breasts than those who live in the suburbs, meaning that the city women may have a higher risk of breast cancer as previous studies showed that dense breasts are associated with higher risk of the disease.

Nicholas M. Perry, M.B.B.S. of London Breast Institute presented the study at the Radiological Society of North American meeting saying women aged 45 to 54 who lived in central London were about 2.2 times more likely to have very dense breast than those who lived outside the city.

The study also found the city women were less likely to have low breast density than those the country women, 21% versus 26%.

The results of the study, according to news reports, seem to suggest that women in the city should be aware of their risk of breast cancer and do mammography screening as often as doctors want to.

The researchers do not know why city women were more likely to have dense breasts nor do they know if this would increase their risk of breast cancer although breast density is regarded as a risk factor for breast cancer.

A scientist affiliated with foodconsumer.org suggested women should be aware that radiation per se is a cancer-causing agent, officially recognized by the U.S. government in 2005.   Breast tissue is fairly sensitive to radiation and susceptible for carcinogenesis, and that is why one in every seven women in the U.S. is expected to have breast cancer in their lifetime.

Women have a right to subjecting themselves to mammography screening to find breast cancer early. But they have to know this measure is merely to find a cancer earlier so they can get treated earlier. This measure can't prevent breast cancer from developing!

Many things women can do with their diet and lifestyle to prevent breast cancer. Taking vitamin D at 1500 international units per day alone could reduce the disease by 50 percent, according to recent studies.   Avoiding exposure to medical radiation can also reduce the risk, according to John Gofman, a famous nuclear physician.