Risk Reduction

A Message from Dr. Bone

"Following Stage III cancer, a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, I committed myself to help prevent women from getting breast cancer and help every survivor live longer."

• Breast cancer survivor
• Actively practicing gynecological surgeon
• Mother of four
• Author of "A Journey Through Cancer"
• March of Dimes Woman of the Year
• American Committee for the Weizman Institute of Science Woman of Vision
• Board Member Emeritus - Breastcancer.org

Risk Reduction Studies

Exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer by 30% to 40% compared to sedentary women.² This according to Yale University School of Medicine research. And a new study reported by Johns Hopkins University and Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, suggests that breast cancer survivors who both eat a healthy diet and exercise moderately may reduce their risk of breast cancer mortality by half. Survivors who exercise regularly may also lower their risk of diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease.³

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that exercise reduced mortality from all causes in breast cancer survivors by 50%, when combined with a healthy diet – a result that is true for both lean and obese women.

Get the Facts. Reduce Your Risk.

Because the risk of developing breast cancer is not the same for all women, every woman should be proactive in knowing and addressing her own risk factors.