Breast Cancer : Causes

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Causes could include:
Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Risk factors you cannot change include: Age and gender - Your risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older. The majority of advanced breast canc...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 3, 2007
Breast Cancer : Diagnosis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Breast cancer is caused by the development of malignant cells in the breast. The malignant cells originate in the lining of the milk glands or ducts of the breast (ductal epithelium), defining this malignancy as a cancer. Cancer cells are characte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
There are rare, genetic cancer syndromes that may include breast cancer. As a group, these comprise less than 1% of all breast cancer diagnoses. In these instances, an individual may have other health problems (unrelated to cancer) and a family...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
There are rare, genetic cancer syndromes that may include breast cancer. As a group, these comprise less than 1% of all breast cancer diagnoses. In these instances, an individual may have other health problems (unrelated to cancer) and a family...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Complete diagnostic evaluation of any significant breast abnormality is mandatory because though women commonly develop fibrocystic changes, breast cancer is common also, and the signs and symptoms of fibrocystic changes overlap with those of...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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