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Persons at risk for breast cancer

Is breast cancer hereditary

Yes. Breast cancer is a hereditary disease. If your close female relatives (like your mother or your sister) have breast cancer, then you face a greater risk of contracting the disease. However, given that you know you are in a high-risk category, it is possible for you to take extra precautions. You should be more vigilant about factors that are in your control - such as your childbearing age and your diet. You should also be more watchful about lumps in your breasts - both through regular self-examinations as well as through routine mammograms.

Is breast cancer age-related

Yes. The average age of women contracting this disease is 54. Women are also generally in the post-menopausal stage. It is very rare for breast cancer to affect women before the age of 35. Over 85% of tumors (benign or malignant) tend to develop in women above the age of 40. On the other hand, 30% of all breast cancers occur in women under the age of 50.

I am unlikely to get breast cancer since nobody in my family has it

This is not true. It has been seen that close to 80% of the women who have breast cancer have no family history of this disease.

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