Some of the chronic health conditions that run in my family are breast cancer and high blood pressure. My great-grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer later in her life, it was a while ago, so she didn't get the kind of treatment she needed. One reason is that in that time period you needed to figure it out early for them to do much about it, and the second reason is that she figured it out too late. Breast cancer is not something she has overcome, as no one else in the family has been diagnosed with it. My grandmother is approaching the age when most women are diagnosed with the disease, but it hasn't happened since. High blood pressure, on the other hand, is a very common thing in my family. My father, both grandfathers and both great-grandfathers currently have or have had high blood pressure. I will talk about statistics, preventative tactics, exercises, and environmental effects of both breast cancer and hypertension. I knew my great-grandmother had breast cancer, but until I started researching this article I didn't really understand what exactly breast cancer was. I know it's bad and if left untreated or discovered too late it's very fatal, I really like a show called "Parenthood" and one of the characters gets diagnosed. This show is so well produced that it draws you in, I feel like part of the family. The character's name is Kristina and she is a mother of three. She is in her thirties or forties when she has her last child and shortly after the baby is born she gets a mammogram and it turns out it is not what she expected. Breast cancer is not something you know exists, it comes out of nowhere and is not pai... middle of paper.......gov. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/AllPages.NA Breast Cancer: Predicting Individual Risk. Mayo.edu. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from www.mayo.edu/research/discoverys-edge/breast-cancer-predicting-individual-risk.NA Environmental Links to Breast Cancer. BreastCancerAction.org. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from www.bcation.org/our-take-on-breast-cancer/envornment/.NA Breast Cancer Awareness: Prevention is the key. NationalInstituteofEnvironmentalHealthSciences.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/breast-cancer/.Young, S. (2011, December). Report: Some environmental exposures may increase breast cancer risk. CNNHealth.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from www.thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/07/iom-certain-environmental-exposures-can-increase-breast-cancer-risk/.