Health Tips

Whilst breast cancer most commonly occurs in women over the age of 50, it is sadly also the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women under age of 35.
The Risk Factors:
Having children at a younger age (under 30) lowers the risk. The more children, the less risky it gets.
Breastfeeding helps protect against the disease. As longer you breastfeed, the better.
Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy causes a small increase in risk.
Being overweight (especially after menopause) increases the risk.
Women with a strong family history of breast cancer may have an increased risk. A small number are at especially high risk because of the faulty genes they may have inherited.
Regularly drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol per day slightly increases the risk.
Having a previous diagnosis increases the risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast.
Having certain benign breast conditions such as atypical hyperplasia, can increase the risk of developing breast cancer.