Women with a family history of breast cancer are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than other women - even if they don't have high-risk genes, according to a new study.
For the study, scientists looked for the first time at the risk of getting the disease for women who do not have a faulty gene but have family members who have developed breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
The researchers looked at women who had one first- degree relative - mother, daughter or sister - under the age of 50 with breast cancer and at least one other relative like a cousin or aunt with breast cancer, or three relatives of any age with the disease.
They found that although the risk of breast cancer in the general population was one in nine, for the group studied the risk rose to more than one in three.
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and in 2020 and nearly 2.3 million breast cancers were diagnosed globally.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and in 2020 and nearly 2.3 million breast cancers were diagnosed globally.
"This is the first time the breast cancer risk for this group of women has been measured, and it's significantly higher than that of the general population," the Daily Express quoted lead author Dr Steven Narod, of Toronto University in Canada, as saying.
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Quiz on Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women. It is often said that a woman who breast-feeds is at a lower risk of developing cancer compared to another who does not .Are these mere old wives tales or is there some truth in it? This quiz on breast cancer has all the details.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women. It is often said that a woman who breast-feeds is at a lower risk of developing cancer compared to another who does not .Are these mere old wives tales or is there some truth in it? This quiz on breast cancer has all the details.
The study is published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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Family History Unlikely to Predict Breast Cancer Risk in Women
Researchers have revealed that family history cannot be taken as a strong predictor of breast cancer risk in women.
Researchers have revealed that family history cannot be taken as a strong predictor of breast cancer risk in women.
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