Outstanding in men, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with 42 000 new cases each year in France. Breast cancer will affect one in eight women during their lifetime.
Risk Factors

Some risk factors have been identified (a woman who presents these factors will have a higher risk of developing another breast cancer).

Screening for breast cancer, the more we advance in age, the greater the risk is high: two-thirds of these cancers occur effectively after 50 years.

The family history then a breast cancer a parent of the first degree, mother or sister, increases the risk by five. The hereditary cancers are rare: only 5% of women suffering from breast cancer are carriers of a genetic predisposition to send their daughters.

The personal history is another of those triggers: the risk of developing a second breast cancer is four to five times higher than average.

The hormonal plays. Basically, the more it is strong and prolonged, the more the risk is high. In other words the absence of pregnancy, an early puberty or late menopause are circumstances of breast cancer.

Note also other possible risk factors:

• The Western lifestyle,
• A diet rich in animal fats and low in fiber, fruits and vegetables,
• Obesity increases estrogen levels and thus the risk of breast cancer.

In contrast, some factors limiting the risk of breast cancer are sometimes advanced as an active life, breastfeeding or a balanced diet.
Early detection

Most tumors are detected by women themselves. Thus, it is important for you to know the natural changes your chest during your menstrual cycle. Pay attention to your breasts when you change clothes or when you take a bath…

Do, however, regularly in palpations, and if you are anxious following a change noted, refer to your doctor without delay.