How Do I Know If I’m High Risk?

September 16th, 2011

If any of the following risk factors apply to you, you might be at high risk.  Talk to your doctor:

• Do you have a family history of breast cancer (both your mother and your father’s sides count!)?  The highest risk is if you have a mother, sister, daughter, father, brother or son with breast cancer.  But other relatives–  grandparents, aunts, cousins–  are important to consider as well.
• Have you had breast cancer yourself in the past?  If so, you have 10x the risk of the average woman for developing a new cancer.
• Do you have dense breasts? (“What Breast Density

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