Breast Cancer Facts
- Cindy
- Mar 29, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 19, 2019
Breast Cancer Facts
1 in 8 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. Less than 15% of women who get breast cancer have a family member diagnosed with it. Approximately~ 85% of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer. Environmental factors play a role in the risk of breast cancer including exposure to ionizing and nonionizing radiation, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals.
Breast Cancer Partial Risk Factors
Consuming more than two alcoholic drinks a day
Having children after age 30
Not having children
Not breast feeding
Taking the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent a miscarriage
Recent use of birth control pills
Utilizing hormone therapy after menopause
Being overweight or obese
Receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Receiving radiation therapy to the chest area
Exposure to toxic substances or carcinogens this is what I focus my social media pages on!
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