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  What causes breast cancer?

  There’s no one cause of breast cancer, however genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can all increase your risk. Risk factors include:

  • Being female

  • Having a family history of, or close relative who has had breast cancer.

  • Ageing – women who are aged 50 years have a 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who are 30 years.11
    Drinking alcohol – there is an increased risk of breast cancer with each additional unit of alcohol consumed. 11

  • Being overweight

• The question you would like answered

  There’s no one cause of breast cancer, however genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can all increase your risk. Risk factors include:

  • Being female

  • Having a family history of, or close relative who has had breast cancer.

  • Ageing – women who are aged 50 years have a 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who are 30 years.11
    Drinking alcohol – there is an increased risk of breast cancer with each additional unit of alcohol consumed. 11

  • Being overweight

• The question you would like answered

  There’s no one cause of breast cancer, however genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can all increase your risk. Risk factors include:

  • Being female

  • Having a family history of, or close relative who has had breast cancer.

  • Ageing – women who are aged 50 years have a 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who are 30 years.11
    Drinking alcohol – there is an increased risk of breast cancer with each additional unit of alcohol consumed. 11

  • Being overweight

• The question you would like answered

  There’s no one cause of breast cancer, however genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can all increase your risk. Risk factors include:

  • Being female

  • Having a family history of, or close relative who has had breast cancer.

  • Ageing – women who are aged 50 years have a 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who are 30 years.11
    Drinking alcohol – there is an increased risk of breast cancer with each additional unit of alcohol consumed. 11

  • Being overweight

• The question you would like answered

  There’s no one cause of breast cancer, however genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can all increase your risk. Risk factors include:

  • Being female

  • Having a family history of, or close relative who has had breast cancer.

  • Ageing – women who are aged 50 years have a 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to women who are 30 years.11
    Drinking alcohol – there is an increased risk of breast cancer with each additional unit of alcohol consumed. 11

  • Being overweight