{"id":782,"date":"2022-07-14T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T17:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/healthservices\/?page_id=782"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:10:40","slug":"healthtips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/healthtips\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Tips<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breast Cancer Awareness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/SHS-Breast-Cancer-pic-min.png\" alt=\"Person holding a pink heart with a breast cancer ribbon.\" class=\"wp-image-1079\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/SHS-Breast-Cancer-pic-min.png 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/SHS-Breast-Cancer-pic-min-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/SHS-Breast-Cancer-pic-min-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Age and health history can affect the risk of developing breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Risk factors for breast cancer include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older age.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early age at menarche (menstruation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Older age at first birth or never having given birth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A personal history of breast cancer or benign (noncancer) breast disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A mother or sister with breast cancer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treatment with radiation therapy to the breast\/chest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breast tissue that is dense on a mammogram.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hormone use (such as estrogen and progesterone).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drinking alcoholic beverages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caucasian race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit these web sites for more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.komen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Komen.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalbreastcancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nationalbreastcancer.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/breast\/patient\/breast-screening-pdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Cancer Institute &#8211; What is screening?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect Your Eyes and Skin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/iStock-1399780261-min.jpg\" alt=\"Sunglasses and sunscreen on a sandy beach by the water.\" class=\"wp-image-1080\" style=\"width:370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/iStock-1399780261-min.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/iStock-1399780261-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/health-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/05\/iStock-1399780261-min-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>July is National UV Safety Month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can sunburn your eyes in addition to your skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The same UV-A and UV-B rays that can damage your skin can harm your eyes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prolonged UV exposure may be linked to cataracts and macular degeneration, and eye cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select sunglasses for their ability to block UVA&amp;B rays instead of style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember sunglasses don&#8217;t have to be expensive to do the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay indoors when UV rays are strongest between 10am and 4pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wear a wide brimmed hat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflected sunlight off water, snow, sand, or pavement is the worst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid tanning beds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During summer months the level of UV radiation is 3 x greater than winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Tips Breast Cancer Awareness Age and health history can affect the risk of developing breast cancer. 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