Risk Factors/ Prevention
Consumption of this type of beverage can increase the risk for developing breast cancer.
What is alcohol?
This type of testing occurs when searching for disease within the breast prior to having symptoms.
What is screening?
This race group is more likely to develop breast cancer.
What is white?
Swelling or a lump can occur on these body parts that are linked to breast cancer.
What is Breast, Chest, or Armpit?
This type of breast cancer is extremely rare (under 1% of cases) and starts in cells that line blood vessels or lymph vessels.
What is Angiosarcoma?
These risks for breast cancer are inherited changes to certain genes.
What are Genetic Mutations?
This type of testing is done by looking into a patient family or personal history.
What is genetic testing?
This race group is least likely to develop breast cancer, but more likely to die from it.
What is black?
During treatment, these symptoms can indicate the breast cancer has turned metastatic.
What are lung problems? (i.e. chest pain, trouble breathing, cough)
This type of breast cancer in non- invasive or pre- invasive.
What is Ductal Carcinoma in Situ?
It is a myth that this hygiene products can lead to breast cancer.
What is deodorant (antiperspirants)?
This gender group cannot be tested through the screening process.
What is men?
2/3 women within this age group are at higher risk to develop breast cancer.
What is 55 and up?
A sign of breast cancer is when this body part develops discharge. This discharge could be clear, yellow, or bloody.
What are nipples?
This rare form of breast cancer can be mistaken for a skin condition, as it affects the area around the nipple and skin of the breast.
What is Paget's Disease of the Breast?
Smoking products containing these chemicals can increase your risk of breast cancer.
What is tobacco/ nicotine products?
This type of testing takes pictures of the inside of the breast, finding tumors that are too small to feel.
What is a mammogram?
This percentage of the female population in the U.S. develop breast cancer.
What is about 13%?
This type of skin issue is a sign of invasive breast cancer.
What is a rash?
This type of breast cancer starts in the milk ducts of the breast and accounts for more than 80% of breast cancer cases.
What is Invasive Ductal Carcinoma? (IDC)
Feeding your infant in this way after giving birth can lower your risk of developing breast cancer by 4.3%.
What is Breastfeeding?
This type of testing is done by recording the temperature of the skin that touches the breast.
(Tumors can appear warmer on heat sensors)
What is Thermography?
The frequency of this type of breast cancer has increased in women under 40 years old in the last 30 years.
What is metastatic breast cancer?
This type of breast tissue structure can point to breast cancer.
What is dense?
This type of breast cancer starts in the milk producing lobule (NOT the milk ducts) and can spread through other parts of the body.
What is Invasive Lobular Carcinoma? (ILC)