Breast Cancer Awareness month - Day 26
Day 26. The first thing many people say, when they get breast cancer, is that they have no family history, so how can this be happening to them?
Family history is a risk factor for less than 15% of those diagnosed, which means that 85% of breast cancers are not caused by family history.
There is a history in my family - sister and mother. Again, I'm rocking the low percentage statistics here! (6-8% diagnosed initially at stage IV - me!) Maybe I should start playing the lottery. ;)
Family history is a risk factor for less than 15% of those diagnosed, which means that 85% of breast cancers are not caused by family history.
There is a history in my family - sister and mother. Again, I'm rocking the low percentage statistics here! (6-8% diagnosed initially at stage IV - me!) Maybe I should start playing the lottery. ;)
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