Breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Some of the things that can increase your risk of developing breast cancer include being overweight or obese, alcohol, getting older, family history and inherited genes.
Find out more about these risks and other factors that can increase or reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.
Factors that increase the risk of breast cancer include getting older and inherited faulty genes. Read about these and other risk factors.
There are some things that can help to reduce the risk of breast cancer, this includes keeping a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and being physically active. Find out what else you can do.
Some people have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than the general population because other members of their family have had particular cancers. Find out more.
Last reviewed: 27 Apr 2023
Next review due: 27 Apr 2026
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