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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.
Genetic mutation
72 Genetic Mutations Linked to Hereditary Breast Cancer
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What's Causing My Left Breast Pain?
Can Stress Cause Breast Cancer or Cause It to Spread?
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Does Breast Size Affect Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
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Is There a Link Between Caffeine and Breast Cancer?
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How Having a BRCA Mutation Affects Breast Cancer Risk
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Do Pierced Nipples Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?
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The Link Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer
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Do You Know About Estrogen's Link to Breast Cancer?
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Answers to 10 Questions About Breast Cancer
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The Connection Between Smoking and Breast Cancer
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Can Eating Grapefruit Raise Your Risk of Getting Breast Cancer?
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Will I Get Breast Cancer Like My Mom?
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Causes and Risk Factors of Breast Cancer
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Who's Getting Breast Cancer?
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What Does It Mean if I Have Dense Breasts?
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Does Soy Prevent Breast Cancer or Make It Grow?
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Non-BRCA Mutations That Raise the Risk of Getting Breast Cancer