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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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• Study Looks at Black Cohosh and Risk

  Published on April 26, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Environmental Factors

  A new study suggests that black cohosh may possibly reduce breast cancer risk.

• Textile Work May Increase Risk

  Published on December 25, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Environmental Factors

  A small study suggests that women who work in the textile and clothing industry may have a higher risk of breast cancer.

• Scientists Propose Theory Linking Personal Care Products and Risk in African American Women

  Published on November 15, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Environmental Factors

  Diagnoses of breast cancer in young African American women have increased greater than diagnoses in white women. In this article, researchers theorize that personal care products with estrogen and placenta tissue might possibly play a role.