All women are at risk for breast cancer.
The older you are, the greater your chance of getting it. Women who have a mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer are at a higher risk, particularly if this occurred before menopause or in both breasts. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Hispanic women. 1 Hispanic women have lower rates of breast cancer than do Anglo women or African American women. However, breast cancer incidence is increasing faster in Hispanic women due to their population growth rate.