Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools

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Have you ever heard of a “breast cancer risk assessment tool”? Or perhaps you’ve heard of such things described as “breast cancer risk assessment models.” Well regardless of whether you have or haven’t heard of them, you need to…

Diet & Lifestyle as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

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Do you know the diet and lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer? Do you know the specifics that make them risk factors? And what about how much they each increase your risk for breast cancer? You see, in order to make use of the list of risk…

Dense Breasts as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

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You’re probably familiar with the term “dense breasts.” You may even have dense breasts. And I’ve already taught you that dense breasts are a risk factor for breast cancer. But do you know why they are? Can you think of any logical reason…

Why Menstrual Cycles Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer

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So far, I’ve taught you that menstrual cycles are what increase your risk of breast cancer. But have you ever wondered why that is? How can it be that merely having menstrual cycles increases your risk of breast cancer? What else is going…

Reproductive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

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Did you know that your entire reproductive life affects your risk for Breast Cancer? When you started having periods and when you stopped having periods. When you first got pregnant and how many times you were pregnant. Even your breastfeeding…

Age as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

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Everybody talks about the fact that your risk of breast cancer increases with age. But, what exactly do they mean by that? Or do they even know what they mean by that? It turns out that the statement “Your risk of breast cancer increases with…

Family History as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

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Everybody talks about their family history of breast cancer in terms of how it impacts their own risk for breast cancer. But few are accurate in what they say. There are very specific relatives who have an impact on your risk for breast cancer.…

Exposure to Intense Radiation as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer

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What do you know about radiation exposure in terms of its effect on your risk of breast cancer? What kind of radiation poses a threat? How much radiation constitutes a risk? How long after radiation exposure do you have the increased risk for…

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

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If you had to list the risk factors of breast cancer, could you do it? How many would you put on your list? And how sure would you be of their accuracy as a known risk factor for breast cancer? With all the hype and scare tactics of our time,…

Breast Cancer Genetic Mutations

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How much do you know about the various breast cancer genetic mutations? How many are there? How do they differ? Do they all carry the same degree of risk? There’s more to know that you realize. I’ll address all these things in this video…