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= RESEARCH = = QUESTION: = || What are the causes of breast cancer? || || (words, index terms, keywords that helped you find your info) || Breast cancer, causes, risk factors || · Record only important info · ** PARAPHRASE  ** · Try to find a short effective quote || - even after 30 years of indentifying the risk factors of breast cancer, researchers still don’t what causes breast cancer - most likely a combination of risk factors that together make cells in the breast become cancerous - no one has full control RISK FACTORS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL GROUPS: A. Family History/ Genetic Risks - having an immediate family member with history of Breast, Ovarian, or Prostate Cancer increases own risk of breast cancer. - chance will increase 3-4 times for woman with immediate family member with history of breast cancer to a woman with none - Mutations in the genes BRCA1 and BRCA 2 increase risk of breast and other cancers. - 60-90% of women with BRCA1 develop breast cancer - 30-85% of women with BRCA2 develop breast cancer - Can learn more about family history and information on genetic testing - Ashkenazi Jewish Heritage: higher percentage of carrying BRCA1 or 2 among these women B. Health and Medical History - Height: taller woman have increased risk - women over 5’3’’ have slightly higher risk than those under – growth spurts in youth may damage breast cells - Being Female – cancer 100 times more common among women than among men - Getting Older: as people get older, it becomes more likely that abnormal changes will take place in cells - 95% women with breast cancer are over 40 - High Breast Density (more tissue than fat) - women with very dense breasts are 4-5 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with low density - Other risk factors include: - Carcinoma in Situ (large numbers of abnormal cells grow in the lobules of breasts) - radiation exposure in youth <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- high levels of estrogen in blood <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- high bone density (indicator of elevated blood estrogen) <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- benign breast conditions (non-cancerous breast disorders) <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- personal history of breast cancer - 12% women with breast cancer will develop it again after 20 years <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">C. Reproductive Risks <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Menopause at Age 55 or older - women who go through menopause after age 55 have twice the risk for BC compared to women who go through it before 45 - the later a woman goes through menopause, the longer breast tissue is exposed to estrogen during menstrual cycle <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- First Period before Age 12 - 20% increase among women who has first period before age 12 compared to women who have it before 14 - related to amount of estrogen a woman is exposed to <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">-  Current/Recent Use of Birth Control Pills <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Not Having Children/ Having First after Age 35 <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Postmenopausal Hormone Use <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">D. Lifestyle Risks <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Overweight and Weight Gain - fat tissue contains enzyme called aromatase, aromatase converts hormones called androgens (made mostly in adrenal glands) to estrogens, extra estrogen increase BC risk - being overweight increases risk by 30-60% <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Drinking Alcohol - women who drink 2-3 alcoholic beverages per day have 20% greater risk than non-drinkers - alter the way body metabolizes estrogen - reduce blood levels of vitamin folic acid (helps with DNA synthesis and repair) <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Not Breastfeeding <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- High Socioeconomic Status (women tend to have first child at later age, have fewer children and breastfeed less) <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Lack of Exercise - exercise helps with weight control, delay first period until older, reduce frequency of menstrual cycles (can help to decrease total amount of estrogen exposed to) - women who are physically active regularly have 20% lower risk to regularly inactive women <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">E. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msolist: Ignore;">· Ideas, reactions to information <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msolist: Ignore;">· Your opinions <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msolist: Ignore;">· Ways to present this info on your wiki <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msolist: Ignore;">· Images/video to support this || <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">-  a chart showing aging as an important risk factor: [] <span style="mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msofareastlanguage: ZH-CN;">- Cumulative risk of breast cancer in women who were aged 10-19 years when exposed to radiation from atomic bombs during the Second World War [] (Gy is the SI unit for ionizing radiation) || HOME || NOTES ABOUT BREAST CANCER
 * Citation** (title, author, publication, date, URL, etc.) || Komen, Susan G.. "Risk Factors and Prevention." __Susan G. Komen for the Cure__ (2009) 24 Mar 2009 <http://ww5.komen.org/breastcancer/loweryourrisk.html>.
 * Citation** (title, author, publication, date, URL, etc.) || Komen, Susan G.. "Risk Factors and Prevention." __Susan G. Komen for the Cure__ (2009) 24 Mar 2009 <http://ww5.komen.org/breastcancer/loweryourrisk.html>.
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