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How to lower the risk of breast cancer?
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Obesity is a major risk factor
The biggest risk factor to developing breast cancer, aside from family history, is being overweight. Obesity increases a woman s risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent.
Excessive consumption of alcohol also increases a woman s chances of developing breast cancer.
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