1.If a woman is not having children or has given birth to first child after the age of 30 years is at risk of breast cancer.multiple pregnancies decreases the risk of breast cancer.
2.If a woman is receiving oral contraceptive pills she is also at a high risk of breast cancer.But if a woman stops taking contraceptive pills the risk of cancer decreases.
3.some women take hormones after menopause. Hormones are progesterone,estrogen or combined therapy.This hormone replacement therapy also increases the risk of breast cancer.
4.Breast feeding decreases the risk of breast cancer espeacially if it is continued for 1.5 to 2 years.
5.Use of alcohol also increases the risk of breast cancer and other types of cancer like mouth throat esophagous and liver.
6.If a woman is overweight speacially after menopause she is at increased risk of breast cancer.As after menopause the most of the estrogen is released by fat tissue because ovaries stop secreting estrogen after menopause and increased fat tissue will increase the secretion of estrogen and estrogen increases th risk of breast cancer.
7.If a woman is indulged in physical activity risk of breast cancer is decreases.
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