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Breast cancer is a disease that can develop in one breast or both, is the most common cancer in women, are diagnosed more than 746,000 cases per year worldwide. Men may also suffer from breast cancer, but the incidence is very low.
Who can get breast cancer?
Advanced age is one of the major risk factors: in effect, over 80 percent of breast cancers occur in women over 50 years of age. Other significant risk factors include:
* Early start of menstruation before 12 years of age.
* Late start of menopause, after 55 years of age. (more…)
Early detection of breast cancer can significantly reduce the risk of death. There are three methods for detection of breast cancer:
