Breast cancer prevention: Daily habits, self-exams and early detection can improve care

Breast cancer risk, fear of self-examination and misconceptions about breast lumps can affect timely care. Read on to understand how daily habits and early detection support breast health.

New Delhi: When women walk into my clinic, one question echoes above all others, carrying a distinct mix of worry and wonder: “Why does it feel like breast cancer is everywhere these days?” The truth is that it isn’t just their imagination. Breast cancer has quietly become the most common cancer affecting women worldwide, driven largely by the invisible friction between modern living and biological evolution.

Today’s fast-paced world has reshaped our daily lives, bringing unprecedented levels of chronic stress, altered reproductive timelines (such as delayed pregnancies or having fewer children), diets laden with ultra-processed foods, and increasingly sedentary routines. Biologically, these modern shifts mean a woman’s body experiences prolonged, uninterrupted lifetime exposure to oestrogen, a primary hormone that naturally stimulates breast cell growth but can also fuel cellular misfires when left unchecked by movement and balanced nutrition. Combined with chronic systemic inflammation, this hormonal imbalance........

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