Breast Cancer Risk?!
Question: I heard that the bigger your breasts are the more you are at risk? Because I have DD breasts and though no one in my family has ever gotten breast cancer, is it something I should watch for more than usual?
Answers: I heard that the bigger your breasts are the more you are at risk? Because I have DD breasts and though no one in my family has ever gotten breast cancer, is it something I should watch for more than usual?
No, having large breasts does not put you at increased risk of breast cancer. Women with all breast sizes get it.
There ARE recognised risk factors for breast cancer, some preventable, some not. They're only risk factors though, and most women ticking one or all of the boxes don't get breast cancer and some women who have none of these risk factors do get breast cancer.
The risk factors are:
Being female, obviously.
Getting older - the greatest risk factor; 80% of those diagnosed with breast cancer are over 50
Genetic