Breast Cancer: Causes & Risks

  • Breast Cancer - Cause

    08/31/07, Healthwise

    The exact cause of breast cancer is not known. Female hormones and increasing age play a part. The chances that you will develop breast cancer increase as you age. In the United States, about 1 in every 8 women who live to be 80 will

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  • Breast Cancer - What Increases Your Risk

    08/31/07, Healthwise

    Although the exact cause of breast cancer is not known, most experts agree that there are several factors that increase your risk of breast cancer.

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  • Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent - Cause

    08/31/07, Healthwise

    The exact cause of breast cancer is not known. After you have had breast cancer, you have a higher than average risk of cancer. When cancer comes back or spreads, it is called recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. In most cases,

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