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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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• Statins Have No Effect on Risk

  Published on April 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Prescription Medications

  A new study shows that statins have no effect on breast cancer risk.

• 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.

• Abortion Doesn’t Affect Risk

  Published on April 23, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Medical History

  Neither miscarriage nor induced abortion affects the risk of breast cancer in young women.

• Genetic Testing Calms Women with Family History

  Published on April 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Family History, Genetics (including BRCA), and Genetic Testing

  High risk women who know their BRCA1 and BRCA2 status worry less about breast cancer.

• Daily Adult-Strength Aspirin May Lower Risk

  Published on April 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Aspirin/NSAIDs

  Taking adult-strength aspirin every day may reduce cancer risk.

• Breastfeeding Appears to Lower Risk

  Published on April 17, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Breastfeeding

  Breastfeeding appears to reduce the risk of both hormone-receptor-positive and hormone-receptor-negative breast cancers.

• Eating Lots of Meat May Increase Risk

  Published on April 16, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Nutrition and Diet

  Eating large amounts of red and processed meats linked to higher risk of breast cancer.

• Benefits of Exercise Seen After Training Ends

  Published on April 6, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Exercise and Exercise

  The benefits of exercise stay with women recovering from breast cancer after the formal exercise program ends.

• American Cancer Society Tells Diagnosed Women to Have Other Healthy Breast Scanned with MRI

  Published on March 28, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Personal History of Breast Cancer, Mammography, and Breast MRI

  MRI scans now recommended to check for cancer in the other breast of newly diagnosed women, as well as for women at high risk.

• Plant-Based Diet May Decrease Risk

  Published on March 21, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Nutrition and Diet

  Eating a diet rich in plant foods that contain lignans may reduce breast cancer risk.