Can I reduce my risk of breast cancer?

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Although there is no way to completely eliminate your risk of breast cancer, there are steps you can take to reduce it. Many risk factors are beyond your control, such as being born female and aging. There is science to support that there are risk factors you can control to lower your risk.

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The Most Common Surgeries That Leave Scars | Biodermis.com

Tyler Szelinski
The average person will likely experience an invasive surgical procedure at some point in their lifetime, especially as they get older. While many types of surgeries are becoming more advanced and minimally-invasive, there are still a number of major surgeries that leave scars on the body. Usually, scarring is the least of a person’s worries when heading in for surgery. However, months or years later, the scar will remain and serve as a constant reminder of the procedure.

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The Biodermis Perspective on Breast Cancer Awareness | Biodermis.com

Tyler Szelinski
It’s October and that means many of us are dusting off our old fall hoodies, drinking pumpkin-spiced lattes, and preparing for the spooktacular events of Halloween. While fall is a great time to be excited for the many seasonal changes that take place, it’s also a time to reflect on Breast Cancer Awareness Month. About one in eight women will develop an invasive form of breast cancer at some point in her life, with more than 260,000 new U.S. cases in 2018 alone. These numbers are even higher if you include non-invasive forms of breast cancer. Although people generally associate awareness with pink ribbons, pink clothes, and pink decorations, men can also develop breast cancer in one percent of cases. While this number is much lower, it still equates to about 2,000 new breast cancer cases in men each year.

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Feel Beautiful After a Mastectomy | Biodermis.com

Tyler Szelinski
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one or both breasts following the diagnosis of breast cancer. A partial or total mastectomy may be required depending on cancer aggressiveness, breast size, and a number of other factors. Depending on the extent of the procedure, a mastectomy can leave multiple scars of up to 8 inches in length or longer.

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