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Breast Health

The risks for breast cancer

Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. Over the course of a lifetime, each woman faces a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer. There is a long list of “risk factors” that may raise an individual’s risks. These include:

early age to start menstruating (before age 12 yrs)
late age at menopause
first birth after age 30
no childbirth
breastfeeding for less than 2 years (or not at all)
obesity
family history
personal history of “lumpy breasts” or previous breast cancer
certain ethnic groups
regular drinking of alcoholic beverages
hormone replacement therapy (longterm)
radiation exposure