Facts For Life

Breast Cancer Risk Factors

 

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Age: a major factor

A woman’s chance of getting

breast cancer increases with

age. Your chance by your

current age is:

age 20 1 in 1,837

age 30 1 in 234

age 40 1 in 70

age 50 1 in 40

age 60 1 in 28

age 70 1 in 26

Lifetime 1 in 8

Source: American Cancer Society

Breast Cancer Facts and Figures

2007-2008