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Alternate Name(s): Cancer - breast; Carcinoma - ductal; Carcinoma - lobular ... There are several different types of breast cancer. Ductal carcinoma begins in the cells lining the ducts that bring milk to the nipple and accounts for more than 75% of breast cancers. Lobular carcinoma begins in the milk-secreting glands of ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000913.htm#Cau...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000913.htm#Causes,%20incidence,%20and%20risk%20factors
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Although we know some of the risk factors that increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer, we do not yet know what causes most breast cancers or exactly how some of these risk factors cause cells to become cancerous. ... But so far, the causes of most acquired mutations that could lead to breast cancer remain unknown.
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www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Do_we_know_what_causes_breast_cancer_5.asp
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While we do not yet know exactly what causes breast cancer, we do know that certain risk factors are linked to the disease. A risk factor is something that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer.
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www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_2_2x_what_causes_breast_cancer_5.asp
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Dr. John Gofman has reviewed 22 separate studies confirming unequivocally that exposure to ionizing radiation causes breast cancer. (See REHN #693.) Janette Sherman does a good job of summarizing ecological studies showing that women living near nuclear power plants suffer from elevated numbers of breast cancers.
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chetday.com/whatcausesbreastcancer.htm
chetday.com/whatcausesbreastcancer.htm
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Learn about breast cancer causes, symptoms, staging, diagnosis (mammography, self-exam, biopsy, MRI, ultrasound), treatment, and prevention on eMedicineHealth.com ... Next: Breast Cancer Causes »...
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www.emedicinehealth.com/breast_cancer/article_em.htm
www.emedicinehealth.com/breast_cancer/article_em.htm
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Learn about breast cancer causes, symptoms, staging, diagnosis (mammography, self-exam, biopsy, MRI, ultrasound), treatment, and prevention on eMedicineHealth.com ... Many women who develop breast cancer have no risk factors other than age and sex. ... Genetic Causes...
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www.emedicinehealth.com/breast_cancer/page2_em.htm
www.emedicinehealth.com/breast_cancer/page2_em.htm
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Tracing the Elusive Causes of Breast Cancer and Leveraging Dietary Strategies to Prevent It ... Doctors have long known that estrogen, a hormone essential for reproduction, causes cells to grow and increases a woman's risk of breast cancer. They've also known that the natural variation in estrogen production among women...
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www.thenutritionreporter.com/breast_cancer.html
www.thenutritionreporter.com/breast_cancer.html
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The exact cause or causes of breast cancer remain unknown. Yet scientists have identified a number of risk factors that increase a person's chance of getting this disease. Certain risk factors, such as age, are beyond our control; whereas o...
http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/breastcancer/BRC_cause...
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Breast Cancer
