Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their life. Breast cancer kills more women in the U.S. that any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get cancer of the breast, but there are several risk factors. The risks may also differ.
Age - the chance of getting breast cancer rises as a woman gets older.
Genes - there's two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that greatly increase the risk. females who have relatives members with breast or ovarian cancer may need to be tested.
Personal factors - beginning periods before age 12 or going through menopause after age 55
Other risks include being overweight, hormone replacement therapy, birth control pills, alcohol, no children or having first child after age 35 or having dense breasts.
The breast cancer symptoms may include a breast lump, a change in size or shape of the breast or nipple discharge. Breast self-examination and mammography can detect breast cancer early when it is easier to treat. Treatment may include radiation, lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.
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