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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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• Healthy Heart Lifestyle Reduces Cancer Risk

  Published on April 8, 2013 at 9:31 am

  • Tags: Diet, Exercise, Obesity, and Smoking

  People who follow the American Heart Association’s heart health guidelines have a 51% lower risk of developing cancer than people who don’t follow those guidelines.

• Obesity Myths May Undermine Weight Loss Attempts

  Published on February 7, 2013 at 5:56 am

  • Tags: Obesity

  A study has found seven myths related to obesity and weight loss are commonly mentioned in scientific papers and popular media, and that these myths may be undermining people’s attempts to lose weight.

• Obese and Overweight Women May Have Higher Risk of Recurrence

  Published on August 30, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Obesity

  A large study suggests that overweight and obese women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer have a higher risk of the cancer coming back and are less likely to survive the disease.

• Hormone Levels Drop When Obese Women Lose Weight

  Published on May 30, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Obesity

  A study suggests that overweight and obese women have higher levels of hormones that can increase breast cancer risk; losing weight through changes in diet and exercise can lower these hormone levels and likely lower breast cancer risk as well.

• Experts Release Report Detailing Environmental Breast Cancer Risks

  Published on December 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Alcohol, Environmental Factors, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Obesity

  An expert report says that combination HRT, being overweight after menopause, and drinking alcohol are definitely linked to higher breast cancer risk.

• Research Finds Links Between Obesity, Diabetes, and Breast Cancer

  Published on December 6, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Obesity and Medical History

  A very large study has found links between higher breast cancer risk and diabetes and obesity.

• Obesity Doesn’t Affect Survival in Metastatic Disease

  Published on June 10, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Metastatic, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, and Obesity

  Research has found that being overweight or obese at diagnosis doesn't affect the survival of women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.

• Abdominal Fat May Increase Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Negative Disease

  Published on December 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Obesity

  New research suggests that premenopausal women with a large amount of abdominal fat have a higher risk of hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer than women with less abdominal fat.

• Link Between Obesity and Worse Prognosis Isn’t Consistent

  Published on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, and Obesity

  The analysis of several studies show the link between obesity and worse prognosis in women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer isn't consistent.

• Obesity Linked to Larger, More Aggressive Breast Cancers

  Published on May 3, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Obesity

  New research adds to evidence linking obesity and breast cancers that are larger and more advanced at diagnosis.