title: Women's lifestyle and the risk of breast tumors.
abstract: The first behavioral aspect of mankind that has been commonly acknowledged as one of the main reasons for neoplasms is lifestyle. The specified lifestyle determines the exposure to the variety of carcinogens, whose crucial role in carcinogenesis is doubtless. The purpose of this study was to analyze women's lifestyle and its influence on the risk of developing breast cancer and benign tumors. The participants of the study were healthy women with no changes in mammary glands and women with diagnosed breast cancer or benign tumor. The total number of participants was 555 females aged 35-70 years. Every patient voluntarily filled in an anonymous questionnaire consisting of questions about socioeconomic conditions, number of cigarettes/daily, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Proper education concerning a healthy lifestyle can positively contribute to a reduction in breast cancer. A high value of BMI, especially in the postmenopausal period, is a negative predictive factor increasing the risk of breast cancer. Physical activity decreases the risk of breast cancer. No such relation concerning smoking cigarettes has been proven.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Mother's and Children's Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pieta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Samulak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Opala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iwanowicz-Palus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilczak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grodecka-Gazdecka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wieznowska-Maczynska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires