{"id":1311,"date":"2023-08-26T07:56:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2025-08-10T08:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T08:16:08","slug":"%ce%b2%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b1%cf%81%cf%87%ce%ad%cf%82-%cf%80%cf%81%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b7%cf%88%ce%b7%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/en\/%ce%bf-%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%83%cf%84%cf%8c%cf%82-%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85\/%ce%b2%ce%b1%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b1%cf%81%cf%87%ce%ad%cf%82-%cf%80%cf%81%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b7%cf%88%ce%b7%cf%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamental Principles of Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1311\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1311-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1311-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1311-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1852\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u03914\u03b1_\u0392\u0391\u03a3\u0399\u039a\u0395\u03a3-\u0391\u03a1\u03a7\u0395\u03a3-\u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u039b\u0397\u03a8\u0397\u03a3-\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf1-1024x341-1-300x100.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u03914\u03b1_\u0392\u0391\u03a3\u0399\u039a\u0395\u03a3-\u0391\u03a1\u03a7\u0395\u03a3-\u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u039b\u0397\u03a8\u0397\u03a3-\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf1-1024x341-1-300x100.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u03914\u03b1_\u0392\u0391\u03a3\u0399\u039a\u0395\u03a3-\u0391\u03a1\u03a7\u0395\u03a3-\u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u039b\u0397\u03a8\u0397\u03a3-\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf1-1024x341-1-768x256.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staging.breastaware.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/\u03914\u03b1_\u0392\u0391\u03a3\u0399\u039a\u0395\u03a3-\u0391\u03a1\u03a7\u0395\u03a3-\u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u039b\u0397\u03a8\u0397\u03a3-\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf1-1024x341-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fundamental Principles of Breast Cancer Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in developed countries \u2014 <strong>1 in 8 women<\/strong> will develop the disease during her lifetime. Prevention plays a decisive role in reducing the risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does \u201cprevention\u201d mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breast cancer prevention aims to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>Minimize the likelihood<\/strong> of disease onset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>Increase awareness and education<\/strong> regarding risk and protective factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can I do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Adopt healthy lifestyle habits:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Balanced diet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Regular physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Limitation of alcohol consumption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Maintenance of a healthy body weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Avoid aggravating factors:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Smoking (one of the few controllable risk factors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Prolonged exposure to hormones (e.g., hormone therapy without medical supervision)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Sedentary lifestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Understand your individual risk:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Family history and genetic predisposition (e.g., BRCA1, BRCA2 mutations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">In these cases, it may be necessary to perform <strong>specialized prevention strategies<\/strong>, such as:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Prophylactic pharmacotherapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Prophylactic surgery (mastectomy or oophorectomy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge is power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We cannot completely eliminate the risk, <strong>but we can significantly reduce it<\/strong> with proper education, screening, and lifestyle 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