Being a woman is the greatest risk. Age increases risk. Seventy percent of women with breast cancer have no known risk factors. A cure for breast cancer has not yet been discovered, so early detection is the best protection a woman can have. Educate yourself about breast cancer so that you recognize early symptoms.
All races have equal death rates from breast cancer.
African-American women die at twice the rate of white women. Breast cancer knows no boundaries of races for attacking women with the disease. A woman who breast feeds can get breast cancer, but no studies indicate that breast feeding causes breast cancer. In fact, some studies indicate that breast feeding can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women. It is the responsibility of women to take charge of their own health care by planning for good health.