Risk of Breast Cancer

Do you know what factors predisposes to breast cancer.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer among women in the world.

Yet,many of us do not know how this cancer can happen in woman,and still wonder how certain woman can have it while others do not.

Here,I want to share with you some of the risk factors which can lead to breast cancer.Some of these factors are preventable.

1)Age-incidence rises with age,it is rare at age below 20

2)Sex-women is more than men

3)Genetic-family history of breast cancer increases the risk

4)Diet-there is a link between diet low in phytoestrogens with breast cancer.Alcohol and diet rich in saturated

fats associated with increased risk

5)More common in woman who never get pregnant(nulliparous).Breast feeding appears to be protective

against breast cancer

6)Age at first childbirth-the lesser the age below 30 years,the lesser the risk

7)Early menarche(first menstrual period)-less than 11 years

8)Late menopause-more than 55 years

9)Postmenopausal obesity

10)Previous exposure to radiation

11)Exposure to exogenous hormones like oral contraceptive pill(OCP) and Hormon Replacement Therapy(HRT)

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Whatever the risks I mentioned,our body immunity is still the important key factor.If our body is strong,it stillcan manage to combact the abnormal,cancerous cell.So,take care of your health and boost your body immunity now!! :-)