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Topic: Risk Factors (view all topics)

Tags for topic Risk Factors:

• Age
• Alcohol
• Aspirin/NSAIDs
• Breastfeeding
• Dense Breasts
• Diet
• Environmental Factors
• Exercise
• Family History
• Genetics (including BRCA)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Medical History
• Obesity
• Personal History of Breast Cancer
• Prescription Medications
• Smoking
• Vitamin D

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• Obesity, Smoking, Drinking Linked to Risk of Second Breast Cancer

  Published on September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Alcohol, Obesity, and Smoking

  Obesity, smoking, and drinking alcohol all increase the risk of breast cancer being diagnosed a second time in women previously diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive disease.

• Certain Risk Factors Affect Different Types of Breast Cancer in Different Ways

  Published on May 22, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Age, Alcohol, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Obesity

  A new study found that certain risk factors for breast cancer affect the risk of specific types of breast cancer in different ways.

• Regular Drinking – No Matter How Little – Increases Women’s Cancer Risk

  Published on February 24, 2009 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Alcohol

  A large study strongly suggests that regularly drinking even small amounts of alcohol increases breast cancer risk.

• Large Study Reports Drinking Alcohol Ups Risk

  Published on April 14, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Alcohol

  One or 2 alcoholic drinks per day seems to increase the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.

• Drinking Alcohol While Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk

  Published on March 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms, Alcohol, and Hormone Replacement Therapy

  Drinking alcohol while taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) dramatically increases breast risk, according to a Danish study.

• Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk

  Published on September 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Alcohol

  New research shows that drinking alcohol can increase breast cancer risk.