Risk factors we can not change

Some of the risk factors can not be changed, Knowing them is necessary for you to understand your risks. Here we list them:

• Family History: Having a parent, sibling, or child with breast cancer increases your risk, especially if family members were diagnosed at a young age.
• Personal History of Breast Cancer: A previous diagnosis of breast cancer in one breast increases the likelihood of developing cancer in the other breast.
• Early Menstruation: Starting menstruation before age 12 raises the risk of breast cancer.
• Late Menopause: Beginning menopause after age 55 is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.
• Gender: Breast cancer occurs 100 times more frequently in females than in males. However, males can get breast cancer too.
• Dense Breast Tissue: Dense breast tissue, which has more milk glands, ducts, and fibrous tissue compared to fatty tissue, can make cancer detection via mammogram more challenging and increase breast cancer risk.
• Inherited Genetic Mutations: Certain inherited DNA mutations, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, significantly raise the risk of breast cancer and other cancers, though not all individuals with these mutations will develop cancer.
• Advanced age: The risk of breast cancer increases with age.