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. Women, age 65 and over, are twice as likely to develop breast cancer than younger women. However, they are less likely to have a mammogram. Many older women mistakenly assume they do not have to worry about getting breast cancer in their later years.