Table 1. Population prevention strategies for breast cancer.
| Recommended risk-reduction strategies | Percentage of total breast cancers preventable in the United States (%)a |
|---|---|
| Establish and maintain childhood dietary intake of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and reduce animal protein3,20,35,36 | 3 |
| Increase and maintain physical activity through childhood, adolescence, and adult years35,36 | 11 |
| Avoid and reduce weight gain during the adult years35,36 | 25–32 |
| Achieve a sustained 10% weight loss among postmenopausal women8 | 25 |
| Reduce or eliminate alcohol intake between menarche and first birth35,36 | 3 |
| Reduce or eliminate alcohol intake among adult women throughout the life course35,36 | 3 |
| Continue to reduce use of estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy (a known carcinogen)8 | 3 |
| For high-risk women, increase access to and use of drugs targeted to reduce breast cancer risk (e.g., Tamoxifen)6,8 | 11 |
a
Reduction in breast cancer cases estimated from population prevalence of exposure and magnitude of observed associations to estimate population attributable risk.