In New Zealand
Each Year, more than 2,000 New Zealand women are diagnosed with breast cancer. For every woman who is diagnosed other people are effected - husbands, partners, children, family and friends - over a year this adds up to thousands of people affected.
1 in 3 cancers occurring is breast cancer.
Over 7 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each day.
Over 600 women die from breast cancer each year.
One in 10 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
The incidence is highest in women aged between 50-54.
Due to late diagnosis of Maori, Pacific Island and Asian women have a higher mortality rate than any other ethnic group.
Men make up 1% of people who get the disease
In Australia
An Australian woman's lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is 1 in 8
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in women in Australia.
Each year, over 13,000 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. That is 36 women a day.
By 2011, around 14,800 Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. That will be 40 women every day.
The number of Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer has doubled in the last 20 years.
One in 11 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 75.
A total of 2,600 women died from breast cancer in Australia in 2001 (last available national figures). That means 7 women lose their lives to breast cancer every day.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among Australian women, after non-melanoma skin cancer.
The incidence of breast cancer is highest in women ages between 50-69 (49%) with women aged 20-49 (24%) and 70 and over (27%)
A Global Problem
1 in Every 7 Woman will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer
The worlds most common cancer
The primary cause of cancer deaths among women
Kills over 400,000 women each year
Saddest of all, given the tools and information on how to properly perform a monthly breast exam, potentially thousands of lives could be saved through early detection.
Healthy Breasts
Why every women needs to do a Breast Self Examination - Plus assist the breasts to detox non life supporting compounds and have Healthy Breasts.
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women and the incidence is increasing. Very little has been done to properly inform women how to minimize their risks, apart from stop smoking and eating better food.
It is important to understand the toxic environment in which we live is the main underlying cause of the epidemic of hormonal conditions and cancers facing both men and women today. Many toxic waste products increase oestrogen in the body- they are called xenoestrogens (foreign estrogens) - and occupy the body's hormone receptor cell sites preventing the natural hormones from functioning. As a result an oestrogen imblance or dominance is created. One of the main functions of oestrogen is cell proliferation and when excessive, leads to the creation of cysts and tumours, hence the epidemic of fibrocystic breasts, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis and all homonal cancers including Breast Cancer and even prostate cancer.
The Lymph nodes in the breast are the last line of Chemical detox plants in the body and it is the job of the lymph nodes to pullout any Non life-supporting compounds from the blood. These compnds, which the body preceives as toxic, are isolated and wrapped up into fibrous tissue, which we can categorise as breast lumps and tumours. It is the molecule by molecule cleansing of these toxic chemicals, petrochemicals and preservatives fro the blood that forms into cysts and tumors. It is your body working overtime to keep you alive.
99.99% of the time your body can keep these compounds isolated and stabilised in these fibrous wrappings. A Non-biased study of the medical literature shows us that invasive techniques such as surgeries and mammograms have a greater effect on the disease called cancer exploding in the body, than if the body was left to its own isolating and stabilising mechanisms.
Of course to stop these cysts and tumours developing, it is abundantly clear that we should not be putting chemicals combined with transdemals which is the perfect delivery system to the blood on our skin.
Major concerns are sunscreens as a number on the market today have toxic ingredients and promote skin cancer rather than protect you from it. Vitamin D has been shown to prevent 77% of all cancers; This is a nutrient that's freely available because it's actually manufactured by your skins response to sunlight. Recent research shows Vitamin D to be such a powerful anti-cancer nutrient that when it's circulating in your blood, it halts the growth of virtually all cancers and tumours regardless of the type of cancer. Simply urging people to get more sunlight could help prevent cancer. Yet the medical or cancer industry seems to have no interest in recommending Vitamin D to anyone.... It can't be patented or sold as a drug, there is no profit in it for any company, thus Vitamin D remains routinely ignored and sunlight is attacked as a cause of cancer. (Unbelievable, but true).
Plastics are another with huge repercussions. Growing evidence against Bisphenon A (BPA) is of great concern because it is in so many plastics that we use in our daily lives. It is now known that low-dose exposure to chemicals such as bisphenol-A can cause health problems.
Bisphensol-A is found most commonly in polycarbonate plastic. It is an industrial chemical used primarily to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, both of which are used in countless applications. The Environmental working group states BPA is an ingredient in the plastics that line food cans. Tests found that pregant women and infants that eat a single serving of some canned foods are exposed to unsafe doses of BPA. BPA contamination in infant formula also has high levels. A recent completed study found 50% of those named-brand canned foods contained Bisphenol-A.
Given that Bisphenol-A is widely used in plastic containers, tin can and soda can linings, Baby bottles, children's toys, plastic water bottles to name but a few, it is prudent that we eliminate thse items from our daily lives and do everything possible to help the body to eliminate the toxic compounds that can store in fatty tissue in the body.
Studies found it appears to be capable of altering cells in particular mammary glands. About 95% of baby bottles contain estorogen-mimicking BPA which can leach out of the plastic into baby's food. If the bottle has a grade 7 on the bottom it will contain BPA. Most notably, BPA mimics the female hormone estrogen and may effect fertility and promote cancer. BPA was found in 95% of the people tested.
In the wake of breaking new evidence the USA government is expressing concern over the safety of BPA as Health Canada has set the stage for a ban by designating BPA a " Dangerous Substance" BPA was found in the body of almost 100% of young children in randomised populations.
Researchers found that BPA caused precancerous tumours, urinary tract issues and early onset of puberty in mice at low exposure. This evidence lends itself to the argument that BPA is a contributing factor behind the progressively higher numbers of children experiencing early onset puberty, which has been reported in children as young as three. These studies cannt not be dismissed and following the announcement from Health Canada retailers such as Wal-Mart are announcing BPA free baby bottles. Plus other products on their shelves citing consumer concern as their motivation.
You can find Glass that is BPA free in New Zealand although a majority of the baby's bottles are still plastic. Evenflo brand has Glass Baby's bottles www.enenflow.co.nz Glass is in fact the only material recognised as safe and this company has a range and will deliver to your door.
Bottles to throw away are Avent #7 Avent Soft Spout Training Cups #7 Evenflo Plastic Baby's bottle # 7 Evenflo soft bite spoon #3 Tupperware #7. There maybe other brans so your safest option is the throw away all plastic bottles and containers. #7 Tupperware Rock n'Serve contaners #7 Tuooerware Meals-in-minutes Micro steamer base. PVDDC Glad Microwave wrap. #3 Polyvinyl Films all-purpose food wrap and avoid any #3 - PVC #6 -PS #7 Polycarbonate containers. By choosing not to by plastic you will send a message to food processors and manufacturers as well as retailers.
There are enough warning signs to show the need to act sooner rather than later. There are growing concerns about bottled water in particular in plastic bottles. The safest option is stainless steel Ecotanka 100% solid 304 stainless steel high food grade drink bottles. See link on this site for further details.
The Pacific Institute think-tank on sustainability issues, contends that producing bottles for the US water consumption required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil in 2006, not including the energy for transportation!
Today we live in an climate where information comes to us. Women need to be aware of their body changes and be proactive . Don't leave your health in the hands of others. Toxins that get into the body are a fact of life; they are in our water, food and the air we breathe. To protect yourself you need to help your body to eliminate all non life supporting compounds and toxins.
Regular exercise, good clean water, Vitamin D and sunshine, Anti Cancer foods, Green Tea, Broccoli and cruciferous vegetables, Infra-red Saunas - because sweating expels toxins, Chlorela, excellent for detoxing metals from the body, Spirulina and Vital Greens.
It is time for a change! Most women do not take care of thier breasts, they get up in the morning and squeeze their breasts into the wrong size and under wire bra! Up to 70% of women are wearing the wrong size bra..
For a wonderful bra with no under wires, no stretch straps, no sholder strap pull - just wonderful comfort and support - go to www.beautyforyou.co.nz 176 different sizes from 26A to 46KK (6A to 26KK) personal fitting service and with proper support lymphatic drainage is not impeded - great for cellular health!
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