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Gender. The mere fact of being a woman is
a risk factor. A woman has a hundred times
more chance of getting breast cancer than
a man.
Genetic
predisposition. The risk of getting breast
cancer is increased if your family has a
history of the illness, particularly if
she is your mother, daughter or sister.
And if the first-degree relative is more
than one, and if she was young when
diagnosed, the risk increases. An estimate
of 5-10% of cases can be attributed to
genetic or DNA defects. There are two
genes that are associated with breast
cancer, BRCA1 and BRCA2. These genes help
to prevent cells from growing abnormally,
or developing into cancer cells.
Therefore, these genes must be always
healthy. But since we get our genes from
our parents, there is a chance that we
acquire a defective gene if a parent is
diagnosed with cancer. And even if we
acquire only one defective gene, the
healthy gene is still at risk of being
damaged because of environmental factors.
If we expose ourselves to radiation,
toxins or chemicals, this gene can be
damaged, so cancer may develop.
Previous
breast cancer. A woman who was previously
diagnosed and treated of breast cancer has
a high risk of recurrence. This is because
even if cancer cells have been surgically
removed, some may have remained or have
already spread through the lymph vessels
and to the lymph nodes. There is therefore
the risk that cancer will develop either
on the same breast or on the other
breast.
The contents
of this website are offered for
information and not for definitive
self-diagnosis.
At all times seek the early advice of your
physician.
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There are also some uncontrollable risk
factors that are hormone-related. These
conditions are having first menstruation
at a young age, never gave birth and
bearing your first child after the age of
30.
Some
studies verify a slight link between
pesticides and antibiotics with breast
cancer, although more research on this
topic is still being done. The same goes
with birth control pills or oral
contraceptives - studies confirm a slight
increase in the risk, although the slight
increase decreases over time.
The
following have not been proven to cause
breast cancer: hair relaxers, cigarette
smoking, underwire bras, anti-perspirants,
breast implants and caffeine
intake.
Knowing
the breast cancer risk factors is helpful
in the fight against breast cancer. While
we cannot totally eliminate the
possibility of acquiring the illness,
reducing the risk factors will put the
probability at a minimum. Until cancer
research can develop a vaccine or total
cure, we do the best we can with the
things we can control. But keep in mind
that these are mere risk factors. No one
is absolutely sure of developing or not
developing cancer.
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