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Studies suggest that drinking alcohol during pregnancy may affect the likelihood of breast cancer in daughters. "For women who are pregnant, ingestion of alcohol, even in moderation, may lead to elevated circulating oestradiol levels, either through a reduction of melatonin or some other mechanism.
Breast cancer predominantly affects women; less than 1% of those with breast cancer are men. [158] Women can develop breast cancer as early as adolescence, but risk increases with age, and 75% of cases are in women over 50 years old. [158] The risk over a woman's lifetime is approximately 1.5% at age 40, 3% at age 50, and more than 4% risk at ...
Pregnancy has a positive effect on the prognosis of breast cancer according to several studies [43] [44] [45] and it apparently increases the chance of survival after diagnosis of breast cancer. [46] Possible positive effects of pregnancy could be explained by the persistence of fetal cells in the blood and maternal tissues. [2]
A recent study has, for the first time, looked at how hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) use can affect a person's risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer awareness and early prevention is critical for all women, especially for those under 40 who may also have a family history of the disease. Our host Nadya Okamoto sits down with Dr ...
The abortion–breast cancer hypothesis posits that having an induced abortion can increase the risk of getting breast cancer. [1] This hypothesis is at odds with mainstream scientific opinion and is rejected by major medical professional organizations; [1] [2] despite this, it continues to be widely propagated as pseudoscience, typically in service of an anti-abortion agenda.
Daughters exposed to DES in utero may also have an increased risk of moderate to severe cervical squamous cell dysplasia and an increased risk of breast cancer. [ 6 ] In addition to its carcinogenic properties, DES is a known teratogen , an agent capable of causing malformations in daughters and sons who were exposed in utero .
There is a mixed effect of combined hormonal contraceptives on the rates of various cancers, with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stating: "It was concluded that, if the reported association was causal, the excess risk for breast cancer associated with typical patterns of current use of combined oral contraceptives was ...