BC Rates Fact Sht 804 Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Envirocancer Cornell Form

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[Music] hello I'm Dr Amanda Woodworth a breast surgical oncologist with kek medicine of USC at Henry Mayo hospital in Santa clita Valley the risk factors for breast cancer I like to split them into those that you can change and those that you cannot change as far as those that you cannot change number one being a woman it's mostly women that develop breast cancer 99% of breast cancers occur in women number two age the older you are the more likely you are to get breast cancer that said the breast cancers that occur in older women tend to be less aggressive than what we see in younger women next are things like getting your periods at a younger age or going through menopause at a later age those longer exposures to your own body's hormones can actually put you at a little bit increased risk for developing breast cancer having done breast tissue can also put you at increased risk for developing breast cancer and it can be harder to detect on standard mammograms and finally is family I kn