National Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness

Questions & Answers
​Question 1:
Does the Development of Modern Life Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
 
The risk factors for cancer of the breast, uterus and bowel was increased five times for women who migrated from Asia to the United States, because the changing in eating system, eating a lot of meat and saturated fat, lacking both fruits and vegetables and lacking exercise and sport.
 
Question 2:
Do Hormone Replacement and Birth Control Pills Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
 
There is a small increased risk of infection for women who take hormones after the age of fifty.
Taking birth control pills, especially those containing estrogen, for a long period can increases the risk of breast cancer.
 
 
 
Last Update : 07 January 2012 12:04 PM
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