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what are the thing to apply at home for breast cancer patient
1) MAINTAIN GOOD DIET-- the diet should consist of more amount of healthy green vegetables like ginger, broccoli, spinach, grapes,milk,egg,cord liver oil. It has been seen that incresed estrogen level is one of the cause of breast cancer. So you have to reduce estrogen levels . These foods Decrese the level of estrogen. Ginger have sulphur compounds named flavonoids(flavone and flavonol) which act effectively on cancer cell, broccoli has linamarase which prevent tumour cell growth, grapes contains proanthocyanides which reduces the estrogen production,spinach has an antioxidant lutein which also decrese estrogen level. Along with this vit D is needed which you get from milk,egg.
Along with there should not present more amount of oily fool,spicy food,also meat mainly red meat ....these food contain less amount of fibres and also has few role of oxidant production.
2)ADD ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF EXERCISE IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE---- those people who does not have regular exercise are more vulnerable to causing breast cancer. Doing exercises will not only improve physical health but also mental health. Daily exercise can be walking,running,swimming, cycling, playing outdoors ganes dancing etc. These will strong your muscles and keep your body energies.usually it is referred that 300 minutes exercise in a week sufficient.
3)AVOID SMOKING,ALCOHOL--these all are important risk factors of causing cancer.. those people who have smoking or alcohol or both are more likely to cause cancer. If anyone have already breast cancer these are absolute contraindication .
4) MAINTAIN BODY WEIGHT MEANS LOOSE EXCESS FAT ,DON'T GET OBESE ---- obesity is also an important risk factor for breast cancer.after menopause womens get emotional disturbed,and hormonal imbalance which leads to obesity . Who have breast cancer they should have to maintain body fat low and good health.