Women and Breast Cancer

There are numerous risk factors¹ for breast cancer:

• Age—women over 50 years
• Gender
• Reproductive history, such as menstruation before 12 years, first pregnancy after 30 years, never having given birth, or menopause before 50 years
• Family history
• Gene mutations, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2
• Alcohol consumption
• Obesity
• Insufficient exercise
• Race/ethnicity—Caucasian persons are more at risk
• Hormone replacement