Causes, risks and prevention
The links in this section will help you to find out more about the risk factors for breast cancer, what causes it and how it may be prevented. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Link:Are you worried about breast cancer?
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Many women worry about getting breast cancer, sometimes because one of their relatives has developed the illness. This section explains about the causes of breast cancer and why having just one, or even two, relatives with cancer does not normally mean that there is an inherited genetic link in your family.
Link:Breast cancer causes and risk factors
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Find out about the possible causes of breast cancer and who is most at risk.
Link:Breast cancer risk factors
Produced by:Breakthrough Breast Cancer
This section of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer website aims to help you understand more about breast cancer and possible risk factors. It includes information on abortion, alcohol, breast feeding, deodorants, HRT, menarche and menopause, obesity pregnancy and soya phyto-oestrogens. The booklet version of this information is currently unavailable as it being reviewed
Link:Breast cancer risk: what it means to you
Produced by:Breast Cancer care
This booklet aims to help you understand more about risk in
general, how it relates to breast cancer and what it may mean to you
Link:Breast cancer risks and causes
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section of the CancerHelp website is about the risks and causes of breast cancer.
Link:Causes of breast cancer
Produced by:NHS Choices
This section of the NHS choices website explains the known causes of breast cancer
Link:OPERA risk assessment tool
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support have developed OPERA (Online Personal Education and Risk Assessment - for genetic breast and ovarian cancer). By answering a few questions about cancer in your family you can use the tool to assess your risk of developing genetic breast or ovarian cancer in the future.
Link:Risk-reducing breast surgery - prophylactic mastectomy
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
This section aims to help women who have been told that they have a high risk of developing breast cancer to understand what risk-reducing mastectomy is, what it involves, and what options might available if you decide to have this type of surgery.
Link:Can breast cancer be prevented?
Produced by:American Cancer Society
This section of the American Cancer Society website is about the prevention of breast cancer.
Page last edited: 26 July 2011
