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Risk Factors Explained in Detail
Be sure you understand what your risk factors are. Read an in-depth explanation of: family health history, environment, smoking, alcohol, weight and hormones, and start of menses.
Bras Cause Breast Cancer: Myth or Fact?
Bras cause breast cancer - it's a myth that been banging around the internet and email for years. But do bras really cause breast cancer? Look into the rumors and facts of the bras cause breast cancer myth.
Top 10 Strategies to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
What can you do to lower your risk of getting breast cancer? These strategies help keep you well and raise your defenses against many kinds of illness. Take control of lifestyle factors and make healthy choices to put yourself in the best position to prevent breast cancer and stay in good health.
Weight, Menopause, Genes and Breast Cancer Risk
Many factors affect your risk of developing breast cancer, some of which you can control. Having a healthy weight, eating sensibly, and being active can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer. However, if you carry a BRCA mutation, your risk can still be reduced by watching your weight. Learn how weight control affects your risk of...
Breast Pain And Breast Cancer Risk
Breast pain and breast cancer doesn't always go together. But does having breast pain increase your risk for breast cancer? Learn more about benign breast conditions, breast pain, and your breast cancer risk.
Young Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer - Genetic Testing
Genetic helps you deterine your risk for many diseases, including breast cancer. Learn more about decisions and trade-offs of genetic testing.
My Mother Died of Breast Cancer. Will I Get the Same Type of Breast Cancer?
Having a mother die of breast cancer can cause fears. One fear may be - will I die of the same type of breast cancer? Do I need to know her diagnosis details? You can take steps to lower your risk of breast cancer. Learn more here.
The Breast Cancer Blame Game
Do you blame yourself for getting breast cancer? Obesessing about past lifestyle choices won't help - learn how to move forward.
Risk Assessment - A Collection of Web-based Tools
If you’re curious about your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer, here are some online tools to help you. Most of these are simple questionnaires. None of these require you to enter confidential information, or to sign up for an account. I have tried all of these tools and reviewed them for you.
In Your Environment
What's in your environment that may increase your risk for breast cancer? Are you using any pesticides, herbicides, cleaning products, or phytoestrogens that raise your risk? Read a report from the Cornell Institute Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors.
Abortion and Breast Cancer - No Proven Link
Researchers have found no scientific link between abortion, whether it is spontaneous or induced, and breast cancer.
When Did Your Periods Start?
Did your periods (menses) start at age 12 or later? What effect does that, or pregnancy, which also accounts for fewer periods, have on the risk of breast cancer? Read a news release about this from New Scientist.
