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What are the known risk factors for breast cancer?
Non-modifiable risk factors:
• Age
• Family History
• Early Menarche
• Late menopause
Modifiable risk factors:
• Postmenopausal obesity
• Use of combined estrogen and progestin menopausal hormones
• Alcohol consumption
• Physical inactivity
*Please log onto http://www.cancer.org for more information on breast cancer risks*
Who gets breast cancer?
Sex
• Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
• Men are generally at low risk for developing breast cancer; however they should report any change in their breasts to a physician.
Age
• Breast cancer incidence and death rates generally increase with age. 95% of new cases and 97% of breast cancer deaths occurred in women 40 years of age and older.
• During 2004-2008, the median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis was 61 years.
American Cancer Society Guidelines for early detection of breast cancer in average risk, asymptomatic Women:
Age 20-39
• Clinical breast examination at least every 3 years
• Breast self-examination (optional)
Age 40 and over:
• Annual mammogram
• Annual clinic breast examination (preferable prior to mammogram)
• Breast self-examination (optional)
Please call Jamie at the Red Lake Hospital at 679-0129 if you have questions or would like to schedule your mammogram.
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