Recognizing the Importance of Breast Cancer ...(nd prevention. Know Your Risk Severa...),Health

Date:10/1/2009

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Know Your Risk
Several factors can help to determine the risk for getting breast cancer including: age, family history, race and ethnicity and environmental factors.

The main risk factor for getting breast cancer is being a woman (although a small percentage of men are diagnosed with the disease); white woman are slightly more susceptible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most women who develop breast cancer are over the age of fifty and a woman's risk for developing breast cancer increases with age. Twenty to thirty percent of women diagnosed have a family history of breast cancer. Other risk factors include:

Lifestyle factors such as alcohol consumption, smoking, and exposure to x-rays Environmental pollutants such as secondhand smoke Breast cancer is influenced by estrogen production, so women who started menstruating young (before age 12), or began menopause late (after 55), are at slightly higher risk than average Women who have not given birth, have children after age 30, or did not breast feed Taking combination hormone replacement after menopause may also increase the risk of developing cancerous breast tumors

"While having one or more risk factors does not determine whether a woman will develop breast cancer, it is important for all women to speak to their doctor to understand and determine ways to manage their personal risk," said Dr. John Fallon, Chief Physician
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