| Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death | | | | Unknown to many, breast cancer also occur in men. |
| in women today. Among the types of cancer that | | | | There however have been considerable emphases on |
| are being experienced by women, breast cancer | | | | women breast cancer in recent years because of the |
| comes second after lung cancer, claiming the lives of | | | | alarming growth of cases every year. One's age is |
| more than 40,000 women in the country. | | | | another factor. As one grows old, the higher is the |
| By the end of this year, more than 200,000 women | | | | chance that one will develop breast cancer. The |
| are predicted to develop invasive breast cancer in | | | | same goes with people, who already have a family |
| the United States alone. Right now, statistics put a 1 | | | | history of the problem. In fact, studies have shown |
| is to 8 possibility ratio of developing breast cancer on | | | | that people with relatives with breast cancer actually |
| women. There is about a 1 out of 28 chance that | | | | doubles their risk for developing it. |
| the breast cancer diagnosis will lead to death. | | | | Women who have gotten their periods early, before |
| Fortunately, because of the efforts of women's | | | | they were 12 years old and those who menopaused |
| groups to increase the awareness about the problem | | | | after they were 50 are also at risk for developing |
| and the efforts of the government to address the | | | | the condition. |
| issue, death rates are actually going down. | | | | Compared to Asian women, Caucasians seem to |
| Risk factors for breast cancer | | | | develop the problem more often. The same was also |
| It is actually not known exactly why women develop | | | | found with women who never had children or those |
| breast cancer. Unlike other health problems that are | | | | who had children after they 30 years old. Women |
| rooted from a bacterial or viral infection, breast | | | | who had radiation therapy in the chest area are also |
| cancer is not caused by any organism. The problem | | | | at risk. |
| only occurs when cells in the breasts begin to grow | | | | Factors that you can change |
| out of control and start to spread even to the other | | | | It is not of course all bad news. While there are |
| tissues in the body. | | | | factors that are beyond our control, there are things |
| But while there are no exact known cause of breast | | | | that we can do to lessen the chance of developing |
| cancer, there are some risk factors that increases | | | | the condition. Breast cancer can actually be |
| the chance of some women to develop the condition. | | | | prevented by cliché as it is eating right and |
| This is according to numerous studies that have | | | | living healthy. |
| correlated the presence of these factors to the | | | | According to studies, women who drink about two |
| occurrence of the condition. Although there are some | | | | to five alcoholic drinks every day seem to have an |
| factors that are already inherent in you, there are | | | | increased rate of developing breast cancer. The |
| some who you still can do something about. Those | | | | same was also found with women who are |
| factors have been the focus of women's groups | | | | overweight and those who do not exercise regularly. |
| informational campaign, designed to teach women | | | | People who take birth control pills and those that |
| how best to prevent the problem from developing. | | | | underwent some sort of hormone-replacement |
| Factors that you cannot change | | | | therapy will also develop the problem. |
| One of these risk factors is gender. Surprised? | | | | |