| It is an incredibly difficult day in any woman's life if | | | | However, you may be genetically at risk even |
| she is found positive for breast cancer. Her family, | | | | without a family history of the disease. Mutations can |
| friends, and anyone else who knows will wonder | | | | occur in your genes that put you at risk. |
| "why?" Why did this happen to her, and can it | | | | If we talk about breast cancer causes, age is one of |
| happen to me? One shield against such fears is to | | | | them, the older you get, the longer you are exposed |
| educate yourself as to the breast cancer causes and | | | | to environmental factors that may mutate your |
| what signs to look for. Breast cancer is a disease | | | | genes. |
| where cells in your breasts begin dividing | | | | Early menstruation and delayed childbearing both |
| uncontrollably, forming the lumps that we are taught | | | | increase the amount of time that you are exposed |
| to examine ourselves for. | | | | to estrogen. This is one of the risk factors for breast |
| One thing is certain; cancer is a difficult disease to | | | | cancer. |
| study. It is often difficult or impossible to tell in | | | | Presence of cancer or even non-cancerous lumps in a |
| individual cases what caused breast cancer. However, | | | | breast previously means you may be more at risk |
| what doctors do have a better grasp on are some | | | | for breast cancer. |
| of the things that are common among women (and | | | | Breast cancer causes are difficult to pinpoint. At one |
| the occasional men) who get breast cancer. | | | | level, it is fairly easy. Breast cancer is caused by a |
| These are known more appropriately as breast | | | | mutation that makes your cells divide uncontrollably. |
| cancer risk factors. | | | | On another level, it is very complex. Excessive |
| The following are a few breast cancer causes: | | | | weight, radiation exposure, hormone therapy, and |
| * Genetics and family history | | | | smoking are all potential breast cancer causes, in that |
| * Age | | | | they could trigger that genetic mutation. |
| * Early menstruation | | | | Breast cancer causes are also dependent on |
| * Delayed childbearing | | | | environmental influences, such as what chemicals you |
| * Presence of cancer or non-cancerous lumps in | | | | may have been exposed to, or if someone around |
| breasts previously | | | | you is a smoker. Cancer is a complex disease, and |
| Genetics and family history are not exactly the same, | | | | breast cancer is one of the most difficult to pinpoint |
| but they are related. If there is a family history of | | | | causes for. |
| cancer, you may be more at risk for breast cancer. | | | | |