Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women.
In the year 2000 alone, approximately 183,000 new cases are expected and over 40,000 U.S. women will die from this disease. A new booklet, Risk Factors for Breast Cancer , reviews the scientific evidence on the many different factors that may contribute to a woman's risk of developing this disease. This ACSH booklet considers ways in which individual women can reduce their personal risk of breast cancer. It was written by John Morgan, Dr. P.H., a cancer epidemiologist and an Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University, and Kathleen Meister, M.S., a freelance writer and former ACSH research associate.