What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a common type of cancer affecting women. The cause of breast cancer is usually unknown, which makes understanding risk factors very important. Some of the risk factors can include:
- Family history
- Age (the risk increases as you age)
- Personal history of cancer
- Having other breast lesions
- Alcohol use
- Childbirth (particularly first child) after age 30
- Hormone therapy after menopause
- Being overweight