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All women are at risk for breast cancer.
The older you are, the greater your chance of getting it. Women who have either a mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer, particularly if this occurred before menopause or in both breasts are at higher risk. Hispanic 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. Asian American For Asian Americans who immigrated to the United States at least a decade ago, the risk of breast cancer is 80 percent higher than that of new immigrants.