This booklet is written to help women understand what their risk factors are for the development of breast cancer and how they can reduce their risk.
Sometimes women are made to feel helpless and hopeless when it comes to their risk of developing breast cancer. After all, they cannot change the fact that they are women, are getting older, and have already inherited a certain set of genes from their parents. These are well-established risks for breast cancer.
However, there are factors you can control to minimize your risk …