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Prevent Breast Cancer › About Breast Cancer › Causes & Risk Factors

Causes & Risk Factors

Understanding causes and risk factors are important steps towards the prediction and prevention of breast cancer. Find out more by clicking

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Causes & Risk Factors

Age at 1st Menstrual Period (Menarche)

Age at First Birth

Age at Menopause

Alcohol

Breast Density

Breast Implants

Breastfeeding

Contraceptive Pill

Environmental Chemicals

Exercise and Physical Activity

Family History

Hodgkin’s Disease

HRT

Number of Pregnancies

Personal History of Breast Cancer

Physical Activity

Previous Breast Lumps

Smoking

Weight

Western Diet

X-rays

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