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Revista Cubana de Cirugía

Print version ISSN 0034-7493On-line version ISSN 1561-2945

Abstract

OLIVA ANAYA, Carlos Antonio; CANTERO RONQUILLO, Hugo Alexis  and  GARCIA SIERRA, Juan Carlos. Diet, obesity and sedentary lifestyle as risk factors for breast cancer. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2015, vol.54, n.3. ISSN 0034-7493.

Breast cancer is the first cause of death from malignant tumors in women. Unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle and obesity are important risk factors to suffer breast cancer, mainly in post-menopausal women. The objective of this article was to check the most relevant epidemiological studies on diet, obesity and breast cancer in women. Information, education and social communication strategy has been set as a support to the National Program of Breast Cancer Control. For the prevention and treatment of obesity and of the breast cancer incidence, it is necessary to implement nutritional education activities in order to bring about changes in feeding patters and habits and consequently in lifestyles that may promote more varied diet and increase of exercising, among other things.

Keywords : breast cancer; risk factors; diet; obesity; lifestyle.

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