2003, the National Breast Cancer Center * conducted a survey, 3,000 women, aged between 30 to 69 years old. Investigation of women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of breast cancer.
The survey found that there are many things the confusion may increase women's access to breast cancer, known as risk factors.
The investigation showed that many females did not know you the woman contracts breast cancer's danger to increase, because you age. It also disclosed that many women did not know drinks wine to be possible to increase your risk with the overload.
On the other hand, many women mistakenly believe a bump or knock to the breast increases your risk of breast cancer, when the research does not support this claim.
It is important to separate the fact from the fiction about risk factors for breast cancer. With an understanding of the things that may increase your chance of developing breast cancer, you can take positive steps to reduce your risk.
I am increasing the woman to contract breast cancer's danger? As a result of these survey result, national breast cancer center * dwell upon research, to breast cancer hazard factor.
From this information we developed Your risk and breast cancer, an online information resource and calculator. With these resources we aim to inform women and help individuals to understand their level of risk for breast cancer.
Answers the question, in the calculator, you will be able to calculate your current risk.
Please note that the risk calculator is designed for use by women who are not breast cancer or ovarian cancer. National breast cancer and ovarian cancer are the center of a web site devoted to breast cancer in men, which sets out in detail the risk factors for men.
