Breast Cancer Prevention Week 2023

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Prevention Week 2023 will explore the risk factors for women over 40. The areas you should be thinking about when trying to reduce your risk. Often making changes to your lifestyle can feel overwhelming. We’re here to help with that.
During the week, we will share practical tips on reducing risk with guest blogs and handy guides. By the end of the week, you will be armed with the knowledge and resources to change your everyday habits to help reduce your risk of breast cancer.
Schedule:
Monday - What are the risks for women over 40?
As you get older your risk of breast cancer increases. But what are the risk factors for women over 40, and what can I do to reduce my risk? We answer your questions.
#makeasmallchange challenge
Whatever your age, it’s never too late to reduce your risk. Join in by committing to make one small change to your everyday habits to help reduce your risk. Share your change on social media and inspire others to #makeasmallchange.
Grab our Healthy Habits Tracker to keep you motivated.
Tuesday - Diet and weight
Making healthy swaps to your regular favourite dishes is an easy way to improve your diet. Check out our top swaps.
Fibre is a critical element of a healthy diet. It can help you feel fuller for longer and helps keep your gut healthy. Read our Fibre key facts sheet.
Wednesday - Alcohol
We often need to pay more attention to the amount we drink in a week. That glass of wine after work to relax can often become two or three. Before you realise it, you drink more than the recommended amount of 14 units per week.
Guest blog from Charlie Pearce, who shares her journey of giving up alcohol. Her reasons for giving up and the obstacles she overcame.
We also explore the often unexpected benefits of giving up alcohol to inspire you to cut back.
Thursday - Exercise
Fitting exercise into your daily schedule is tricky, but there are some shortcuts you can take to make this easier. We explore ways you can do this so you can hit the recommended 150 minutes weekly.
Staying fit over 40 - we share our top tips from health experts.
Friday - HRT
A big topic of conversation in the media is HRT. and often misquoted risks linked to breast cancer. Our new fact sheet gives you the facts so you can decide what’s best for you.
Saturday - Sustaining healthy habits.
So we’re telling you to change your lifestyle to reduce your risk of breast cancer. Easier said than done, right? Well, we’re here to help you sustain those healthy choices for the long term with our guide to maintaining healthy habits with knowledge pulled for experts across this field.
Sunday - #makeasmallchange
Sharing Sunday - we share your #makeasmallchanges tips received throughout the week to round off this year’s Prevention Week.