Breast Cancer - Risk Factors

There are manifold risk factors that could possiblyalert. Genes which are changeable include BRCA1,
become the causes for breast cancer. Some of theBRCA2 and the like.
most common factors that possibly cause breast- Race:
cancer are given below:The development of breast cancer does not have
- Old Age:anything to do with the race of a woman but the
As a woman grows older, her chances of gettingtreatment does. Studies have shown that breast
breast cancer increase. Mostly women get breastcancer is easily diagnosed in white ladies compared to
cancer after 60.Latina, Asian or Black women.
- Inheritance:- History of radiation therapy:
Inheritance of a disease or disorder is always a bigIf a woman has gone through radiation therapies for
cause. A woman's possibility of getting breast cancerthe chest including breast in her 20's then they are at
is high if her mother and other family members had it.high risk of getting breast cancer. The younger a
Especially if her blood relatives had it before the agewoman received radiation therapies the higher her
of forty then the risk increases more. Such a personrisk of developing cancer gets later in life.
should be highly alert and should take the precautions.- Breast tissues:
- Abnormal breast cells:Breast tissues can be fatty in some women. If the
Not many women have abnormal cells in the breasttissues are fatty and dense then the lady is at a
but the ones who do have great risk of developinghigher risk of getting breast cancer.
breast cancer.- Physical activities:
Changeable Genes:Women who usually are not into sports and stuff
Women who have changeable genes are also on redhave greater chances for developing breast cancer.