MYTH 1: You have to have a family history of breast cancer to be at risk
The truth is, most women with breast cancer don’t have a family history of the disease. Only about 13 percent of women diagnosed have a first-degree female relative (mother, sister or daughter) with breast cancer. Having said this…
A woman who has a first-degree female relative with breast cancer has almost twice the risk of a woman without this family history. If she has more than 1 first-degree female relative with a history of breast cancer, her risk is about 3-4 times higher.
Regardless of your beliefs or fears, please do your breast exams and get your mammograms.
If you’d like to learn more about breast cancer and your risks you can go to the Susan G. Komen.
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