Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

1. Risk Factors for
Breast Cancer

2. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
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supports breast cancer awareness through the American
Cancer Society.

3. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Risks for breast cancer vary from person to person, and many
are due to factors that cannot be changed. According to the
American Cancer Society, they include:

4. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Gender – Although men can develop breast cancer, the
disease is about 100 times more prevalent in women. This is
because women produce more estrogen and progesterone,
which lead to increased cancer cell growth.

5. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Age– The risk of breast cancer increases with age. In fact ,
women older than 55 account for every two out of three
invasive breast cancer diagnoses.

6. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Genetics– An estimated 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases
are caused by gene mutations inherited from one or both
parents.

7. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Family History– First-degree relatives including a mother,
sister, or daughter with breast cancer increases the risk by
about double. In addition, having two first-degree relatives with
the disease triples the risk.

8. Risk Factors
for Breast
Cancer
Personal History – Patients diagnosed with breast cancer in the
past have between three to four times greater risk of
developing the disease in another area of the same breast.
This is in addition to the risk of the previous cancer reappearing
.