Other breast cancer experts are more cautious.
Not exact matches
The only
other factor examined by the AICR / WCRF
expert panel that was convincingly linked to protection against all - age
breast cancer risk was avoiding alcohol.
Other experts welcome the Dutch result for a second reason as well: It could lead to insights into mechanisms behind noninherited
breast cancer.
Dr. Beck notes, «
Experts have known for a long time that kidney
cancer and uterine
cancer are associated more commonly with being overweight, but we're now seeing that
cancers like
breast cancer, ovarian
cancer, stomach
cancer and
others are tied to being overweight, so it's clearly a risk factor.»
But another
breast cancer expert noted that
other tools and techniques can detect lymphedema before symptoms arise, including a basic tape measure that costs «a couple of dollars.»
Other than family history and genetics, the best tool
experts have to predict individual
breast cancer risk is the Gail model, which takes into account age and number of previous biopsies, as well as family history and pregnancy history.