Modifiable risk factors
• Alcohol
• Smoking
• Physical inactivity
• Obesity (especially after menopause)
• Having the first child after the age of 30yrs
• Abstaining from Breastfeeding
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Recent oral contraceptive pill usage
• Stress/anxiety
Non-modifiable risk factors
• Growing older - the risk of breast cancer increases with age.
• Increased breast density
• Genetic mutations
• Early menarche
• Radiation to the thoracic area during the early years for some other conditions.
• Late menopause