Protect yourself against breast cancer risk

Women who are educated about risk factors for breast cancer can take important steps to lower their risk. Talk to your doctor about your risk factors and when to begin getting clinical exams and mammograms. Know your body, know your breasts. Be knowledgeable of your family history. Make healthy lifestyle choices. Exercise and eat balanced diets with fresh fruits and vegetables.

This video was developed by the UNC Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program (Grants #U01 ES019472 and 3 U01 ES019472-04S1) and the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (Grant # P30 ES010126), with funding, in part, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

The UNC Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program (BCERP) is a five-year initiative aimed at studying how obesity and other influences may affect susceptibility to an aggressive subtype of breast cancer, basal-like breast cancer.

For more information, contact Neasha Graves, UNC Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP).
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