While the average woman has a 12 percent
risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime, that risk may be more than 20 percent if you have a first - degree relative who had it.
Women whose mothers had elevated levels of DDT in their blood had a nearly fourfold increase in
risk of developing breast cancer by age 52, compared with controls who were matched for a variety of factors, including maternal history of breast cancer.
Similarly, a Canadian study done by Dr. Knight showed that women who reported having the most sun exposure as a teenager and young adult had almost a 70 percent
reduced risk of developing breast cancer.
In a new study of more than 60,000 nurses, women who had mothers, sisters, or grandmothers with breast cancer halved their own
risk of developing breast cancer before menopause if they nursed a baby for at least three months.
A new study has found that regularly wearing a bra does not increase a woman's
risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, which would be a huge weight off our shoulders except that it literally isn't.
We know from the volume of calls that we receive to our helpline that women are keen to understand the contribution their lifestyle can make to their
own risk of developing breast cancer.
Women with a history of false - positive mammogram results may be at increased
risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the false - positive result, according to a study led by a researcher with the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
If a child is breastfed until its first year, it is said that it could
cut risk of developing breast cancer by about one third among those who have a family history of the disease.
Women taking the deCODE BreastCancer ™ test will receive a numerical score representing their
relative risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime compared to that of the general population as well as their personal lifetime risk.
Spend at least 20 minutes each day in the sun This helps increase your levels of Vitamin D. Research shows that postmenopausal women with the highest levels of Vitamin D had a lower
risk of developing breast cancer when compared to those with the lowest levels.
Chemical «relaxers» used to straighten hair are not associated with an increased
risk of developing breast cancer among African - American women, say researchers who followed 48,167 Black Women's Health Study participants.
This will clearly depend upon the facts of each case, but if the IARC's research is substantiated by the HSE's own findings, then it will be difficult to argue that a 40 % greater
risk of developing breast cancer through night shift work has not materially contributed to the development of that breast cancer and therefore implementing the measures above are strongly recommended.
We know from clinical studies that young women who are involved in regular and vigorous aerobic exercise programs begin puberty later and have nearly a two-fold decreased
risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
In May 2005, I underwent a genetic test that told me I tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, placing me at up to an 87 - percent
lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and up to a 54 percent lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer.
Scientists from The University of Manchester working with IBM Research have identified a key biological mechanism that for the first time explains why women with dense breast tissue are at
greater risk of developing breast cancer.
The ACS recommends annual mammograms and breast MRIs starting at age 30 for women with a higher - than -
average risk of developing breast cancer, including those with a known breast cancer gene mutation or a first - degree relative with an inherited breast cancer gene mutation.
Although prolonged breastfeeding reduces overall cancer risk, women have an increased
risk of developing breast cancer for the first 5 to 10 years following pregnancy, and these cancers tend to be more aggressive.
In humans, the most dramatic evidence comes from a September 2014 study in the journal Epidemiology, in which researchers examining data from the California Teachers Study found that women living in areas of California with the highest quintile of outdoor lighting, as measured by satellite imaging, have a significantly
increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Jolie, because she's positive for the BRCA1 gene and has a significant positive family history for breast cancer, chose to mitigate her
high risk of developing breast cancer by having a preventative double mastectomy.
She chose that step because she had been tested and knew she possessed those gene mutations, which put
her risk of developing breast cancer at greater than 80 %.
However, some women elect to have their breasts removed as a preventative measure if they have a very high
risk of developing breast cancer.
For pre-menopausal women, the longer a woman breastfeeds, the lower
her risk of developing breast cancer.
In fact, a study published by The Archives of Internal Medicine found that for women with an immediate family member who had breast cancer, those who breastfeed have a 59 % lower
risk of developing breast cancer.
Breastfeeding will change your breasts and will not only benefit your baby's long - term health but may also decrease
your risk of developing breast cancer.