Breast Cancer in Young Women
The Rising Rate of Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Woman
People today are surprised as well as shocked to find an increasing rate of young women with breast cancer. Breast cancer is more common in women younger than their 40s and even 30s than society thinks, and in reality, the mutation has no age requirement. The fact that more and more women under the age of 40 are rapidly developing breast cancer shows that not only has the number of young advanced breast cancer patients increased a significant amount throughout the years, but that it should not be dismissed so easily just because of one’s age. Though that has been said, it tells us nothing about why exactly this is occurring. Breast cancer is a tumor that starts from the cells of the breast. All people, be it male or female, are born with some breast cells and tissue that have the possibility of developing into cancer. Though it isn 't yet known what exactly causes the cancer, there are certain risk factors linked to the disease. Some risk factors include drinking, smoking, and diet, while others include one 's family history and one in which that can 't be undone. Breast cancer risks seem to be higher amongst women with a family history of breast cancer but there are other factors. Typically the case is from genetics but other possibilities such as the delay of births as well as our daily exposure to toxic chemicals can serve as a risk. People are going on about their lives without knowing that their life style and choices can hugely affect their risks of developing cancer(s), even if it may be nothing. But though that can be changed, family history and genetics cannot.
It isn 't surprising that one of the major causes of developing or carrying the BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation is due to hereditary factors and/or genetics. Though it is unclear to what extent family history plays a role in the rising rate of breast cancer patients, it has been shown to be "...a predictor of uptake of cancer preventive procedures by
People today are surprised as well as shocked to find an increasing rate of young women with breast cancer. Breast cancer is more common in women younger than their 40s and even 30s than society thinks, and in reality, the mutation has no age requirement. The fact that more and more women under the age of 40 are rapidly developing breast cancer shows that not only has the number of young advanced breast cancer patients increased a significant amount throughout the years, but that it should not be dismissed so easily just because of one’s age. Though that has been said, it tells us nothing about why exactly this is occurring. Breast cancer is a tumor that starts from the cells of the breast. All people, be it male or female, are born with some breast cells and tissue that have the possibility of developing into cancer. Though it isn 't yet known what exactly causes the cancer, there are certain risk factors linked to the disease. Some risk factors include drinking, smoking, and diet, while others include one 's family history and one in which that can 't be undone. Breast cancer risks seem to be higher amongst women with a family history of breast cancer but there are other factors. Typically the case is from genetics but other possibilities such as the delay of births as well as our daily exposure to toxic chemicals can serve as a risk. People are going on about their lives without knowing that their life style and choices can hugely affect their risks of developing cancer(s), even if it may be nothing. But though that can be changed, family history and genetics cannot.
It isn 't surprising that one of the major causes of developing or carrying the BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation is due to hereditary factors and/or genetics. Though it is unclear to what extent family history plays a role in the rising rate of breast cancer patients, it has been shown to be "...a predictor of uptake of cancer preventive procedures by
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