Risk factors for breast cancer
* Risk of breast cancer increase with the age. 1 in 52 affected at the age of 49.
* Having family history of breast cancer.
* Not having children or having your first child later in life
* Being overweight (especially in the waist), with excess caloric and fat intake, increases your risk
* Long-term use of Hormone Replacement Therapy with combined estrogen and progesterone increases the risk of breast cancer.
* Beginning your period at a younger age before age 12
* Beginning menopause at an older age after age 55
* The gene mutations are referred to as BRCA1 and BRCA2 can greatly increase your risk of breast cancer.
* Radiation exposure to your chest as a child or young adult
* If you have had breast cancer in one breast, you have an increased risk of developing cancer in the other.
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