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Breast Cancer Causes and Risk Factors
What causes breast cancer? What puts you at risk? There are a number of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence your risk for breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Screening for Childhood Cancer Survivors
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72 Genetic Mutations Linked to Hereditary Breast Cancer
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What's Causing My Left Breast Pain?
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Is Stress a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer or Recurrence
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Does Breast Size Affect Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
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Does Caffeine Cause or Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer?
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The Role of BRCA Mutations in Breast Cancer
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Pierced Nipples: What Are the Health Risks?
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How Alcohol Raises the Risk of Breast Cancer
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Estrogen Types and Their Connection to Breast Cancer
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Answers to 10 Common Questions About Breast Cancer
Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD
The Connection Between Smoking and Breast Cancer
Medically reviewed by Brian Levine, MD
Does Eating Grapefruit Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer?
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Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters of Women With Breast Cancer
By Pam Stephan
Breast Cancer: Causes and Risk Factors
Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD
Breast Cancer Myths—Get the Facts
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Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate
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Non-BRCA Gene Mutations That Raise Breast Cancer Risk
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