What causes breast cancer? Risk factors

summary

Breast cancer, as we all know, is a kind of malignant tumor that occurs in the female breast, because the breast part is not important in maintaining human life activities. So the general in situ breast cancer will not have a fatal threat, but if there is lymph dissemination throughout the body, leading to the occurrence of metastatic symptoms, it will be life-threatening, we need to pay attention to the symptoms, timely treatment. The most important thing is to prevent. So what is the cause of breast cancer? Let me answer for you.

What causes breast cancer? Risk factors

First: at present, the cause of breast cancer is still unclear, there are many high-risk factors that need our attention. For example, women's risk of breast cancer increases with age, peaking at the age of 50 to 54. It will gradually decrease in the future.

Second: in addition, family history of breast cancer is also a common risk factor. For example, if a first-degree relative has breast cancer, the risk of breast cancer in the whole family will be very high, which needs attention. In addition, early menarche and unmarried, not childbearing, late childbearing and so on are risk factors.

Third: in addition, some patients with benign breast diseases, if not timely diagnosis and treatment, may also cause breast cancer, some women's chest by high-dose radiation or taking exogenous estrogen, etc. may cause breast cancer.

matters needing attention

In addition, women's long-term excessive drinking can also lead to breast cancer; carrying related genes such as p53, PTEN, etc., may have hereditary breast cancer, which needs our attention.