“ People under 50 are experiencing higher risk of some cancers. While overall cancer rates are declining, the incidence of 14 cancer types have increased in younger people. Why? It could be related to lifestyle choices, environmental factors, or an individual’s genetics.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Xtj8d0yxY&t=767s
“The largest absolute increases were seen for female breast cancer, with about 4,800 additional cases in 2019, followed by colorectal (2,100), kidney (1,800), uterine (1,200), and pancreatic cancers (500). Female breast, colorectal, kidney, and uterine cancers contributed to more than 80% of the additional early onset cancers in 2019. “
“To identify what’s driving the rise in early-onset cancer rates, researchers are looking at the role of lifestyle, environmental changes, and potential genetic variations — a recent study even turns to the microbiome.”
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/10/cancer-is-rising-among-younger-people-why/
“Do we have any sense of what might be contributing to the current trends?
Rebbeck: We certainly have many hypotheses that make sense. Many of those of course, include diet, lifestyle, obesity, alcohol, and tobacco use. “
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/10/cancer-is-rising-among-younger-people-why/
If we can live our lives a little less toxic and a little more clean in what we eat, what we wear and what products we use..
Why not Choose to Live a Lifestyle a little less toxic-ish!
Check the tags & Scan the Ingredients
for ones that have been banned around the world
Thanks to,
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP), a national science-based advocacy organization working to prevent breast cancer by eliminating environmental exposures linked to the disease.
The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping you live your healthiest life.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC), a program of BCPP that leads the movement to make beauty and personal care products safer for all.
Credo’s Clean Standard, striving to understand the safety of ingredients on the market to help ensure safer, better consumer products.
Non Toxic Revolution whose mission is to inform, educate and inspire young people to revolt against the dangers of toxic chemicals in their environment and food supply, especially those linked to the development of breast cancer
We are being provided more education on prevention as a means to maintain long-term health and well-being as well as eliminating the risk factors other than those linked to genetics to save lives and prevent breast cancer before it starts.
Beauty & Personal Care:
ALSO…thanks to Oncology Dietition - Nichole (nichole@theoncologydietitian.com) we are able to talk more about the foods that aren’t the best for cancer prevention. See the blog post about nutrition tips and foods to reduce cancer risk & Q&A with Nichole.
Food:
Don't Be Fooled By Labels:
Today's food environment can be confusing. Just because a food is labeled "reduced" or "light" sodium does not mean it is low sodium. For example, one tablespoon of reduced-sodium soy sauce still has 600-700 mg of sodium. While this is better than the regular version, that's still a lot of salt - keep checking those labels
Watch Out for Cured Meats:
Deli meat, hot dogs, and sausage are loaded with sodium. Slice up your own baked turkey or
chicken breast to go on sandwiches or try grilled veggies and hummus instead.
Limit sodium to reduce the risk for high blood pressure (and likely stomach cancer).
Go slow by holding back on the salt shaker at the table.
Cook from scratch when you can adding little or no salt.
Spice up your food using fresh and dried herbs, vinegar and citrus.
Read the packaging on your foods using this guide on what these commonly used phrases actually mean when it comes to salt:
"Sodium free" or "salt free" means there is less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving.
"Unsalted" or "no salt added" means exactly as it says, no salt added.
"Very low in sodium" means a serving contains 35 milligrams of sodium or less
"Low in sodium" means a serving has 140 milligrams of sodium or less.
"Reduced sodium or "less sodium" means that this product has at least 25% less sodium than the traditional product.
The Nutrition Facts label also gives you the Percent Daily Value for sodium. This is how much of the recommended amount of sodium a serving contains. The daily value for sodium is less than 2,300 mg. So if the Percent Daily Value says 50%, this means one serving is giving you half of this, or 1,150 mg.
https://www.healthline.com/health/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-surgery?utm_term=jstbd&utm_source=Sailthru%20Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=breastcancer_carejourney&utm_content=2026-01-08&apid=&rvid=4fa32f246fb63c3185bdd0990ae0000f1548eccdc5a464dc0ca3fb6696bcc69b#lymph-node-removal