The Drive Agains t Breast Cancer (NAPSA)—Breaking news on the Breast Cancer front continues to show lifestyle habits and factors may help reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That’s encouraging news, since an estimated 211,240 women will be diagnosed with the disease this year. BMWand the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation offer the following advice to help womenreducetheir personalrisk: Exercise—According to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women aged 40 and younger who spend one to three hours a week exercising appear to be about 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those less active. Meanwhile, women who work out for four or more hours a week, year after year, cut their risk by at This BMW 645Ci Coupeis part of the fleet of vehicles for the Ninth Annual Ultimate Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation that raises money for breast cancer research and community outreach programs. cer is a car. Now in its ninth year, least 50 percent. Alcohol consumption—Scientists have observed thatlevels of circulating estrogen—a knownrisk factor—are higher in women who drink. In fact, women who report consuming two alcoholic drinks a day have at least a 25 percent higher risk of breast cancer than their teetotaling counterparts. Diet—In the Mediterranean the Ultimate Drive is a partnership between BMW of North America and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation that has raised more than $8 million in eight years. The program consists of two fleets of 19 gleamingtitanium silver BMWs that travel across the country for day-long events in which community members are invited to drive the BMW far lower than in the United States. One reason maybe the consumption of olive oil, which contains oleic acid—a monoun- breast cancer research, education, believed to suppress one of the most important genes involved in breast cancer. The “Mediterranean diet” also calls for lots of fruit, vegetables and grains; fish, fleets criss-cross the country with the goal of driving one million miles and raising $1 million. This region, breast cancer rates are saturated fatty acid that is poultry and wine in moderation; and very little red meat. The Ultimate Drive Another powerful weapon in putting the brakes on breast can- fleet cars to raise money for screening and treatment pro- grams. For each mile driven, $1 is donated by BMW to the Komen Foundation. Each year the two year, the drive will include Hawaii and Puerto Rico. To learn more about the latest breast cancer research and the Ultimate Drive, visit the Web sites at www.Komen.org and www.bmwusa.com,
