What Causes Breast Cancer?What Causes Breast Cancer? / A Laundry List…
Here are many of the possible causes and contributors to
breast cancer
development:* Simply being female makes a woman far more susceptible than being a male… However, men DO get breast cancer also and can die from it. * Mutation in certain genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) can increase the risk for tumor formation. This can be tested for using DNA analysis. * Race and ethnic background plays a small role in the incidence of cancer, as well as the chances of beating the disease. * Women who begin their period early in life or end it late in life have an increased risk for breast cancer. * As women age, their risk increases for cancer formation. * A family history of breast cancer makes a woman more susceptible. * Women who have never had children or who had them very late in their lives are at increased risk. * Women who never breastfed demonstrate a slightly increased risk. * Oral birth control may increase the risk of some types of breast cancer. * Various hormone and hormone replacement therapies are known to increase cancer risks, some significantly. * A personal history of breast cancer or other type of cancer makes a woman more susceptible. * Women with dense glandular breast tissue, as opposed to fatty breast tissue have a higher risk for development and also suffer a decreased chance of early detection. * Excessive alcohol consumption has been inked to increased risk for cancer formation. * Smoking cigarettes or marijuana may increase the risk for cancers in the breast. * Obesity is a major factor in cancer formation. * There are many dietary theories supporting causes, contributors and preventors of cancer. These change often and have the least long-term credibility in many cases. * Geographic location may play a vital role in cancer formation. Whether this is due to pollution, water or other factors remains a subject of speculation in most cases. * A sedentary lifestyle slightly increases the incidence of breast cancer. * Not sleeping enough or sleeping at odd times, such as in the case of people who work at night, may increase the chances for breast cancer minimally. What Causes Breast Cancer? / ConcernsYear over year, the theories of what exactly causes breast cancer change. Some have stood the test of time in their general nature, although new and revised information is still being revealed regularly on many of the established potential causes. In other cases, information may reveal new potential causes or the innocent nature of old suspected causes. This merely demonstrates that science, and medicine in particular, are revisionary arts, with the accepted “TRUTHS” changing year to year… The only thing we know for absolute certainty is that we really do not know much at all!What Causes Breast Cancer? / SummaryI always advise women to understand the cancer risks which may apply to them and do everything possible to reduce or eliminate risk factors from their lives. Unfortunately, there are many possible contributors to cancer formation which can not be changed... However, it is prudent to alter behaviors which do contribute to the risk while there is still time to do so… More than anything, I advise women to live healthy lives of activity and moderation. Do not deny or indulge too much, but balance your body with healthy doses of exercise, food and spiritual enrichment. Above all else, this is one prescription which stands a good chance of maintaining a healthy mind, body and spirit for years to come.What Causes Breast Cancer to Breast Surgery
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