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How to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk Without Obsessing Over Everything

How to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk Without Obsessing Over Everything28 Sept41 min

Breast cancer is rising in younger women, but why? And what do plastics, alcohol, fragrance, deodorant, PFAS, pesticides, and other everyday exposures actually have to do with breast cancer risk?

In this episode of The Tamsen Show, Tamsen Fadal sits down with medical oncologist Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky to separate breast cancer facts from fear and misinformation.

They break down what the science actually says about everyday products and environmental exposures, plus the breast cancer risk factors women should be paying attention to.

You’ll learn:

- Why breast cancer rates are rising in women under 50

- What we know about plastics, PFAS and environmental exposures

- The connection between alcohol and breast cancer risk

- Why dense breasts can increase risk and make breast cancer harder to detect

- What women should know about mammograms, ultrasounds and breast cancer screening

- How family history and genetic testing affect your risk

- How to better understand your personal breast cancer risk

- The lifestyle changes that actually matter