Mammograms are the no. 1 way to reduce your risk of dying from breast cancer says Dr. Anne McTiernan from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

"At age 40, women should be getting mammograms and get them every year," she aid.

No. 2: Limit your intake of alcohol.

"Alcohol increases risk of breast cancer. A little alcohol is probably fine, but women should not have more than one drink a day on average," said Dr. McTiernan.

No 3: Keep physically active.

"Physical activity reduces risk of breast cancer throughout a woman's lifetime. It doesn't matter when she starts, she's still going to get some benefit," said the doctor.

Dr. McTiernan says you don't have to become athlete either.

"Just something as simple as walking, as long as you're doing it regularly," she said. "Do something every day, do at least 30 minutes a day. That will reduce your risk of breast cancer."

No. 4: Watch that scale.

"Keep you weight down. Increased weight, gaining weight over a lifetime increases risk of breast cancer. So keep your weight at the normal range. For most people that means keeping it close to what it was in your late teens and early 20s," said Dr. McTiernan.

Finally, limit the use of hormone replacement therapy.

"Number 5, is once you've reached menopause. If you can get by without hormone therapy If your symptoms are not too unbearable, then that's the best thing to do," said the doctor.

For women with severe symptoms, her advice: find the lowest dose possible and use it no more than five years.

If you're postmenopausal and overweight and not currently exercising, consider signing up for the year-long nutrition and exercise for women, or NEW, study at the Hutch. For more information call 206-667-6444.

On Sunday at 7 p.m., watch an encore presentation of "Breast Cancer; Winning The Battle," hosted by Jean Enersen.